Earlier this month, the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council visited BU’s Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC). The Council, which coordinates efforts to strengthen the state’s STEM-skilled workforce, includes Amazon Robotics Chief Technologist Tye Brady (ENG’90), former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler, who recently stepped down from his position, US Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), and administrators from high schools, community colleges, and research universities across Massachusetts.
Kim Driscoll, co-chair of the council and Massachusetts Lt. Governor, addressed technology executives, government officials, educators, and students from BU and other area colleges present during the visit. In her opening remarks, she commented on how RASTIC is contributing to the collaborative “innovation economy” in Massachusetts, and that “Innovation happens because of this ecosystem.”
RASTIC opened in March 2024 and has since developed into a hub for robotics innovation among students. During the Advisory Council’s visit, students presented their latest projects, ranging from a pill-delivering robot to aid nurses in busy hospitals to a drone delivery system to help feed wolves living in the Texas Hill Country.
Read more in BU Today’s article about the visit here.