Veronica Santos is an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the UCLA biomechatronics laboratory. Her team is working on developing the “BairClaw,” a robot hand testbed. They are using this to study how humans interact with objects and hope to develop ways to provide amputees with a conscious perception of touch.
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UCLA professor performs the nay
UCLA ethnomusicology professor AJ Racy exhibits the nay. The nay is a Middle Eastern flute-like instrument made of reed and cane which produces a mellow breathy sound.