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Emily Molstad ’19, MS ’19, Caleb Ralphs ’20, MS ’21, and Ben Longo ’20 are the brains behind Worcester-based VALIS Insights, Inc., which is using artificial intelligence and machine learning in a groundbreaking bid to identify and recycle metals that—beyond producing harmful carbon emissions during manufacturing—also clog landfills. Read more about their work in the Spring 2024 issue of the WPI Journal.
A New Spin on Wheelchair Training
"We want to emphasize there are public spaces that are actually inaccessible to powered-wheelchair users, and to contribute to efforts to make our society more accessible to everyone"—See how faculty and students from WPI and UMass Lowell have created a virtual reality-based simulator that provides effective training in safe settings for new power wheelchair users.
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