Media Coverage
[2023] “The bio-inspired ‘transformer’ that crawls, rolls and flies” published online in Nature
[2023] “Northeastern University helping to design revolutionary new robot” published online in WHDH_TV_7NEWS
[2023] “This robot is a real-life transformer, but not like any you’ve seen before” published online in Science
[2023] “Caltech’s new ‘Morphobot’ is a little transforming robot that can walk, drive, and fly” published online in The Verge
[2023] “The future of space exploration is a transforming, animal-like robot, scientists say” published online in ABC news
[2023] “Real-Life ‘Transformer:’ M4 Robot Can Crawl, Roll, Fly” published online in Tech Times
[2023] “The M4 robot transforms to roll, fly and walk across various terrains” published online in Tech Crunch
[2023] “This Robot Has All the Moves, to be Precise —Eight : Inspired by animals, M4 can repurpose its limbs for a variety of movements” published online in IEEE Spectrum
[2023] “A ‘multi-modal’ robot, inspired by nature” published online in NPR
[2023] “Caltech’s new Morphobot flies, rolls, walks, tumbles, and more” published online in TECH Explorist
[2023] “Caltech Develops RC Car-Sized Robot ‘Morphobot’ That Can Walk, Drive, Fly” published online in Science Times
[2023] “Scientists unveil shape-changing ‘morphobot’ that can walk, drive, and fly” published online in Independent
[2023] “Transforming robot drives, flies, crawls, stands, tiptoes and tumbles” published online in New Atlas
[2023] “Introducing Caltech’s Innovative ‘Morphobot’: A Versatile Robot Capable Of Walking, Driving, And Flying” published online in Swift Telecast
[2023] “Watch a transforming robot roll, crawl, stand up and fly” published online in NewScientist
[2023] “Meet Morphobot: Reimagining search and rescue with repurposable limbs” published online in Interesting Engineering
[2023] “This groundbreaking, animal-inspired robot rolls, crawls and flies into the future of robotics” published online in News@Northeastern
[2023] “Caltech’s new ‘Morphobot’ is just a little reworking robotic that may stroll, drive, and fly” published online in Polish News
[2023] “Introducing Caltech’s Latest Creation: The ‘Morphobot’ – A Versatile Robot Capable Of Walking, Driving, And Flying” published online in Verve Times
[2023] “This real “Transformer” robot explores new horizons – Futura” published online in Spam Chronicles
[2023] “New bioinspired robot flies, rolls, walks, and more” published online in Tech Xplore
[2023] “Watch an Animal-Inspired Robot Transform Into a Flying Drone” published online in DNYUZ
[2023] “Morphobot: this robot can move like a rover and fly like a drone” published online in ZME Science
[2023] “New Bioinspired Robot Flies, Walks, and More” published online in Tech Briefs
[2023] “Neuer bioinspirierter Roboter fliegt, rollt, geht und mehr” published online in Germanic
[2023] “Morphing NASA robot could someday walk, fly and drive over alien planets” published online in Space
[2023] “Gurul, repül, sétál – gyakorlatilag semmilyen terep nem jelent akadályt ennek az új, alakváltó robotnak” published online in HVG
[2023] “This “Transformer” robot transforms into rolling, flying, walking and more! – Futura” published online in Spam Chronicles
[2023] “Ce robot « Transformer » se métamorphose pour rouler, voler, marcher et plus encore !” published online in Futura-Sciences
[2023] “Morphobot, huit robots en un seul” published online in Sciences et Avenir
[2023] “Ce robot « Transformers » roule, vole, rampe et se dresse” published online in Daily Geek Show
[2023] “Der Transformer unter den Robotern” published online in Frankfurter Allgemeine
[2023] “Der Transformer unter den Robotern” published online in Frankfurter Allgemeine
[2023] “Un robot ‘transformer’ que se inspira en animales para moverse por tierra y aire” published online in Sinc
[2023] “Rovers Are So Yesterday. It’s Time to Send a Snakebot to Space” published online in Wired
[2023] “This slithering shape-shifter searches for water on the moon” published online at Northeastern Global News
[2022] “Northeastern students designed a snake robot that could help NASA find water on the moon” published online at Northeastern Global News
[2022] “‘Snakes’ on the moon? These helpers could soon join our lunar mission.” published online in National Geographic
[2022] “Northeastern University Slithers to the Top with BIG Idea Alternative Rover Concept” published online in NASA.gov
[2022] “Fall 2022 PEAK Experiences Awardees” published online in News@Northeastern
[2022] “Ramezani Selected for JPL Faculty Fellowship Research Program” published online in News@Northeastern
[2022] “Designing a Bat-Inspired Robot for Operation in Confined Spaces” published online in News@Northeastern
[2022] “Summer 2022 PEAK Experiences Awardees” published online in News@Northeastern
[2022] “NASA Awards $1.2 Million to BIG Idea Challenge Finalists” published online in Engineering.com
[2022] “SEDS Student Group Finalist in NASA BIG Idea Challenge for Innovative Robot Snake Design” published online in News@Northeastern
[2022] “University Teams ‘Take Off the Training Wheels’ to Develop Alternative Rovers” published online in NASA
[2021] “Hybrid-Roboter” published online in Deutschlandfunk
[2021] “Summer 2021 PEAK Experiences Awardees” published online in News@Northeastern
[2020] “RoboBusiness Direct Presents: The Future of Robotics: Research to Commercialization” published online in Robotics Tomorrow
[2020] “Engaging Universities in NASA’s Mission to Develop Space Exploration Technologies for the Moon to Mars” published online in BIGidea@NIAnet
[2020] “These fold-up robots fly just like ladybugs” published online in Popular Science
[2020] “NU Team Selected for NASA’s Big Idea Challenge” published online in COE News@Northeastern
[2020] “Spring 2020 PEAK Experiences Awardees” published online in News@Northeastern
[2020] “’PigeonBot’ Brings Robots Closer To Birdlike Flight” heard on Morning Edition by NPR
[2019] “Ostadabbas and Ramezani Awarded an NSF NRI EAGER” published online in News@Northeastern
[2019] “To Build A Better Drone, Look to the Bat” published online in News@Northeastern
[2019] “Bat Drones Pollinate Crops” published online in Earth.com
[2019] “Forget props and fixed wings. New bio-inspired drones mimic birds, bats, and bugs” published online in NBC News
[2019] “This Birdlike Robot Uses Thrusters to Float on Two Legs” published online in Wired
[2019] “Caltech Building Agile Humanoid Robot by Combining Legs With Thrusters” published online in IEEE Spectrum
[2019] “Meet Leonardo, the walking, jumping, flying robot” published online in New Atlas
[2019] “Some Robots Walk. Others Fly. He Built One That Can Do Both.” published online in News@Northeastern
[2019] “This robot can run, jump and fly, but most importantly never falls down” published online in Interesting Engineering
[2019] “Robot Designed to Walk and Fly Could One Day Be Used to Explore Other Planets” published online in In Compliance
[2019] “Leonardo is the robot that walks, runs and flies to explore rough terrain” published online in Il Fatto Quotidiano
[2019] “Developing robots that don’t fall” published online in News@Northeastern
[2018] “Mesmerized by how bats ‘dance in the air,’ this new Northeastern professor built a robotic one,” published online in News@Northeastern
[2018] “Designing the next generation of flying robots” published online in News@Northeastern
[2017] “Bots on the move,” published online in Caltech magazine
[2017] “Engineers Build Robot Drone That Mimics Bat Flight” published online in Caltech News
[2017] “A robot that flies like a bat,” published online in Nature
[2017] “Bat Robot Offers Safety and Maneuverability in Bio-inspired Design”, published online in IEEE Spectrum
[2017] “Bat Bot Soon to Take to the Skies”, published online in The Wall Street Journal,
[2017] “Illinois robotic innovation spreads its wings”, published online in Big Ten Network,
[2017] “Wow! There Is a New Bat Drone”, published online in Associated Press,
[2017] “Behold Bat Bot, the First Flying Robot Bat”, published online in Popular Mechanics,
[2017] “Bat Bot is an autonomous drone that mimics a bat’s flight”, published online in Engadget,
[2017] “Just Look At This Robot Bat Go”, published online in Gizmodo,
[2017] “The flying Bat Bot can swoop and dive like the real thing”, published online in The Verge,
[2017] “Finally, the Robot Bat We Deserve and the Robot Bat We Need”, published online in Wired,
[2017] “Could this robot bat one day edge out quadrotors as the drone of the future?”, published online in ZDNet,
[2017] “Bat robots could be flying around disaster zones within five years”, published online in EuroNews,
[2017] “This robot can fly just like a bat” published online by Bangkok Post
[2017] “Scientists Develop New Bat-Inspired Flying Robot” published online by Tasnim News Agency
[2017] “Bat Bot rises: Engineers create winged robotic drone that flies like a bat”, published online in Yahoo News,
[2017] “This new drone design is inspired by bats’ flight”, published online in CBS News,
[2017] “Bat-Bot is a Drone That Flies Like a Bat”, published online in NBC News,
[2017] “A ‘Bat Bot’ takes flight”, published online in PBS News,
[2017] “Bat-inspired robot swoops and dives like the real thing”, published online in New Scientist,
[2017] “Advanced robotic bat’s flight characteristics simulates the real thing”, published online in EurekAlert,
[2017] “Bat Bot is the biomimetic flying soft robot we deserve”, published online in Techcrunch,
[2017] “Meet the ‘Bat Bot’: Scientists unveil robot that flies just like a bat”, published online in Fox News,
[2017] “Bat Bot Flying Robot Mimics ‘Ridiculously Stupid’ Complexity Of Bat Flight”, published online in NPR,
[2017] “Bat robot takes wing”, published online in ScienceNews,
“The Bot That Flies Like a Bat”, published online in Air&Space,
[2017] “Advanced robotic bat’s flight characteristics simulates the real thing”, published online in Phys.org,
[2017] “Robot bat technology flies circles around other drones”, published online in the Columbian,