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Allen School graduate student Kyle Johnson of the UW’s Mobile Intelligence Lab and Autonomous Insect Robotics Lab, shares his work on origami microfliers, tiny battery-free robots inspired by nature that can be used for environmental monitoring, as well as his role in A Vision for Engineering Leadership and Access (AVELA) focused on engaging underserved youth.
This video is closed captioned.
A version of this video with audio descriptions is available here: youtu.be/dYksN04tkCA.
Allen School graduate student Kyle Johnson of the UW’s Mobile Intelligence Lab and Autonomous Insect Robotics Lab, shares his work on origami microfliers, tiny battery-free robots inspired by nature that can be used for environmental monitoring, as well as his role in A Vision for Engineering Leadership and Access (AVELA) focused on engaging underserved youth.
This video is closed captioned.
A version of this video with audio descriptions is available here: youtu.be/dYksN04tkCA.





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