U Michigan Begins Construction on Dedicated Robotics Facility

Campus Technology: The University of Michigan has begun construction of a new robotics building that will house classrooms, offices, purpose-built labs and an open collaboration space.

"This amazing facility will be home to robots that improve the quality of life by addressing a wide range of societal needs," said Alec Gallimore, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, in a prepared statement. "In tandem with M-Air across the street, Mcity down the road and the Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory across campus, this university is the only academic institution that can boast test facilities for robots on land, in air, in water and in space."

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