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2024 LEEP fellows are Devin Fell, Ilayda Samilgil and Benjamin Schafer. Photo Courtesy LANL LANL NEWS RELEASE The New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (New Mexico LEEP) announced the fellows in its 2024 cohort, launching now. Now in its third year, the Los Alamos National Laboratory program provides a two-year fellowship for entrepreneurs focusing on deep…

Can robots have a sense of touch? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly learn about soft robotics & sensors w/ Robert Shepherd & Ilayda Samilgil.

A Cornell startup is working with the Performance Apparel Design Lab to take its wearable sensor technology, which can track the movement of athletes, and use it to monitor pilots undergoing high-gravitational-force training.

ITHACA, NY -- The founders of Organic Robotics Corporation won $50,000 at the National Football League’s 1st and Future Competition on Tuesday night. The company, a start-up from Cornell, competed

National Football League/Provided Ilayda Samilgil ’19, left, and Rob Shepherd, associate professor of mechanical engineering, are co-founders of Organic Robotics Corporation, which won the NFL 1st & Future competition Feb. 2 for their Light Lace technology. They are pictured in early January 2020 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  CREDIT: Courtesy of NFL  Score! Engineering startup wins NFL innovation competition February 3, 2021 Growing up in Turkey, the only footb...

Date Time Cornell startup wins NFL innovation competition As millions of football fans eagerly await this year’s Super Bowl, two Cornellians have already scored a victory in another competition hosted by the National Football League. Organic Robotics Corporation/Provided Light Lace integrated smart garments can monitor athletic performance and muscle fatigue. Organic Robotics Corporation, a Cornell startup founded in 2018, won the sixth annual NFL 1st & Future competition, which aired...

Date Time Cornell startup looks to score in NFL innovation competition As millions of football fans eagerly await this year’s Super Bowl, two Cornellians are huddling up for another competition hosted by the National Football League. Organic Robotics Corporation/Provided Light Lace integrated smart garments can monitor athletic performance and muscle fatigue. Organic Robotics Corporation, a Cornell startup founded in 2018, will compete in the sixth annual NFL 1st & Future competition,...