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Cagri Kilic, postdoctoral research fellow in the WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, shows off a rover that he developed to research slips in planetary rovers. Two other researchers are applying this same technology to improve safety in retail and wholesale settings. Courtesy: WVU
Robotics September 13, 2022

Robots deployed to improve on-the-job safety for retail workers

West Virginia University engineers are deploying robots to help workers by saving them from potential slips, falls and workplace hazards.

By West Virginia University
Robotic pollinator
Robotics November 23, 2021

Robot pollinator developed as backup for declining insect populations

Researchers at West Virginia University (WVU) have developed a robot pollinator to care for individual crops efficiently, improve food security during insect declines and more.

By West Virginia University
Assistant Professor Wenyuan Li assembles a solid oxide electrolysis cell, a device that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen to generate green, high purity hydrogen, to the ceramic housing. Courtesy: WVU Photo/Paige Nesbit
Energy Efficiency & Management October 20, 2021

Researchers building a greener future with clean hydrogen

West Virginia University researchers are trying to connect renewable energy to the power grid by “greenifying” the production of hydrogen.

By West Virginia University
Energy, Power June 2, 2021

Engine donation supports research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Caterpillar donated an industrial natural gas engine to West Virginia University to bolster research aimed at developing new technology that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves fuel consumption at natural gas production sites.

By West Virginia University