UT Receives Share Of $3.5 Million Robotics Grant
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee will receive $900,000 in federal funds to develop robots that work in areas too dangerous for humans, a UT-Knoxville robotics researcher said Friday. Dr. Mongi Abidi, an electrical engineering professor, said UT-Knoxville will share $3.5 million with four other universities and Oak Ridge National Laboratory for research on