Jan. 30, 2024
Dr. Ambrose has been received the prestigious University Distinguished Professor award. He is among three faculty from the College of Engineering and eight faculty overall. Congrats Dr. Ambrose!
Jan. 10, 2024
Texas A&M University has been selected to lead the Space Strategic Technology Institute for In Space Operations (SSTI-ISO). Dr. Ambrose will lead as director. Most testing will happen on a dual spacecraft testbed at the RELLIS campus.
Oct. 23, 2023
Micah Oevermann and Garrett Jibrail represented the RAD Lab at the AIAA ASCEND Conference in Las Vegas, NV. They presented about the completed work and applications of Roboball I and II. ASCEND gathers the leading experts in space research and industry to innovate and influence on the growing space economy.
Sept 28, 2023
Micah Oevermann presented research on Roboball I at the 2023 International Mechatronics Conference and Exposition at Oklahoma State University, and received the Best Presentation award. Congrats, Micah!
Sept. 12, 2022
RAD Lab attended the 60th Anniversary of JFK’s Rice v. Texas Speech event at Rice University, hosted by NASA. The lab got to present about the brand new Roboball I and robotics at Texas A&M to NASA scientists and administration, space industries, and the general public.
Aug. 15, 2022
Roboball I was born at 78 lbs. 0 oz. and 24 in. in diameter! This was the first full assembly of the pendulum for testing.