
Department of Mechanical Engineering
A&M joins a Northwestern University-led center to bring highly skilled, affordable robotic assistance to the workforce and beyond.
Nothing But Net: Students Design Shot Tracking Basketball Hoop
Jun 28, 2023 • 3 min. readA team from Texas A&M’s Department of Mechanical Engineering created a functional prototype of a backboard and hoop using a motion-tracking sensor system.
Applying Artificial Intelligence To Decarbonize Buildings
Jan 6, 2023 • 3 min. readA Texas A&M-led project aims to sustainably address the heating and cooling needs of buildings by implementing smart, efficient heat pump systems.
Texas A&M Researchers are applying metal additive manufacturing techniques to embed a hidden cache of information within products to help combat counterfeited goods.
Texas A&M Researchers Create Toe-Tapping Test To Evaluate Fall Risk In Parkinson’s Patients
Aug 26, 2022 • 5 min. readThe test uses smart shoe insoles to assess a patient’s falling risk and symptom progression, as well as provide treatment suggestions through an easy-to-use phone application.
Texas A&M students are transforming a 1950s antique carnival rocket car into a virtual reality flight simulator to introduce young minds to the excitement of engineering.
A small device attached to the vest of a service dog could notify the emergency contact of a person experiencing symptoms of a seizure.
National Science Foundation Funds Research Into Smart Building Ventilation
May 15, 2020 • 2 min. readTexas A&M engineering researchers seek to develop a ventilation control system to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in public buildings.
Tiny Pop-Up Devices Work Relentlessly, Even Under Extreme Pressure
May 14, 2020 • 4 min. readTexas A&M researchers found that miniature electronics based on the Japanese art of kirigami are ideal for pressure sensing because of their ability to be repeatedly compressed.