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On the Road: A Tricked-Out Ford Escape for Blind Drivers

Using technology developed by Virginia Tech's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory, a blind driver recently completed a 1.5-mile loop. READ»

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Virginia Tech's Prefab Lumenhaus Wins Solar Decathlon Europe

The prefab homes of the future won't just be relatively cheap and easy to build on the fly--they'll also be ultra-sustainable. For evidence of what these homes will look like, we need only direct our attention toward this year's ...READ»

A Car that Puts the Blind in the Driver's Seat

The thought of having blind drivers on the road seems like a disaster waiting to happen, but the Blind Driver Challenge team at Virginia Tech's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory aims to safely put the blind in control of steering ...READ»