Rob Ghrist: The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician

Rob Ghrist: The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician

The art is both real and not real—a digital representation of an abstract concept—minted on the blockchain and hosted in an online, video-game-like platform by Robert Ghrist, the Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Mathematics and Electrical & Systems Engineering.

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GRASP Lab researchers shared some recent work at the International Foundation of Robotics Research's 19th International Symposium!
Check out our program below!
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/news/the-grasp-lab-goes-to-iser-2025/

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We hope the students from Unite-SMP/AEOP had a wonderful time touring the GRASP Lab at Levine!
A BIG Thank you to our GRASP researchers for taking time out of their busy schedules to present their work to the aspiring students!

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