Cutting-Edge Scientist Michael J. Zeher to Speak at CSM Robotics Teams to Learn How Far Skills Will Take Them, Feb. 16 The College of Southern Maryland’s VEX Robotics Challenge will showcase 30 middle and high school teams from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties to compete for the opportunity to go to the VEX World Championships in Anaheim, California, in April. Before beginning the day-long competition on Feb. 16, students will have an opportunity to hear about cutting-edge robotics research and development from Michael J. Zeher, a member of the Senior Technical Staff at the Johns Hopkins University – Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) where he is the Section Supervisor for Robotics and a Project Manager for the Revolutionizing Prosthetics and the Advanced EOD Robotic System (AEODRS) programs. Robotic arms that have independent mobility and function through thought, such as the prosthetic arm recently featured on “60 Minutes,” are among the projects Zeher works on. Prior to joining APL in 2008, Zeher worked as a technical manager, product technologist, systems engineer and software developer for GE Aviation, Smiths Aerospace and Fairchild Space and Defense. Some of his work includes the development of data management and communications products for the NASA Hubble Space Telescope [...]
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