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WPI robot helps power Hollywood movie "Rule Breakers"

If you see the new movie Rule Breakers, look for a robot developed in 2022 by a student and professor from the robotics engineering program. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on the student research work that drew movie producers to the program; and ultimately led to WPI's unique contribution to the film about Afghanistan’s first all-female robotics team and its inspiring journey to international competitions.

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The Conversation
Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow, a life dedicated to the elevation of peoples

Mahamadou Lamine Sagna, associate professor in the department of social science and policy studies, authored an essay in The Conversation that remembers and pays tribute to the Senegalese intellectual and politician Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow, who headed the UN's cultural agency, UNESCO, for 13 years.