Boots on the Ground: The Long March Ahead

For the entire project including stories and photos, visit the Boots on the Ground web page.  ROTC cadets from schools across Southern California, including UCLA, completed a four-day Leadership Development Exercise at the Marine Corps Base in Camp Pendleton earlier this April. Apart from being assessed on how well they executed military tactics and displayed physical […]

Boots on the Ground: Michael McDermott’s Cadet Diary

For the entire project including stories and photos, visit the Boots on the Ground web page.  Michael McDermott, 18, studies Business Finance and Computer Science at California State University Northridge. He recorded his recent experience training as an ROTC Cadet and member of the Bruin Battalion. The Spring Leadership Development Exercise took place from April 14 […]

Prosthetic ‘BairClaw’ helps amputees ‘touch’

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.