Media Coverage/Publicity
  • 2018

  • June 2018

    Media Coverage, Cover Article Featured in VT/ME Momentum Magazine

    Article titled “Tails: The evolution of robots? Robotic tails facilitate robot movement”, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pp. 10-15, Summer 2018.
    Article available at:

  • May 2018

    Media Coverage, Article Featured in Roanoke Times

    Article titled “Virginia Tech animal-inspired robot tails”, May 14, 2018 issue.
    Article available at:

  • 2017

  • June 2017

    Media Coverage, Article Featured in VT/ME Momentum Magazine

    Article titled “UG lab gets students engaged in robotics”, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 23, Summer 2017.
    Article available at:

  • April 2017

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in Virginia Tech News Daily

    Article titled “New robotics teaching lab enhances engineers' skills”, April 10, 2017 Issue.
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  • 2016

  • July 2016

    Media Coverage, Article Featured in VT/ME Momentum Magazine

    Article titled “Exoskeleton to help cerebral palsy diagnosis in children”,Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 12, July 2016.
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  • June 2016

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in 3D Printer and 3D Printing News

    Article titled “VT engineer 3D prints robotic exoskeleton glove to help cerebral palsy diagnosis in children”, June 23, 2016 Issue.
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  • June 2016

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in Cerebral Palsy News Today

    Article titled “Cerebral Palsy Might Be Detected in Toddlers with Glove by Exoskeleton Engineer”, June 22, 2016 Issue.
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  • June 2016

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in ASEE First Bell Magazine

    Article titled “Virginia Tech Engineer Develops Robotic Exoskeleton Hand to Diagnose Children”, June 21, 2016 Issue.
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  • June 2016

    Media Coverage, Featured Video and Article in WDBJ-7 CBS-Affiliated TV Station

    Article titled “Exoskeleton glove developed at Virginia Tech could diagnose cerebral palsy in children”, June 17, 2016.
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  • June 2016

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in Global News Connect

    Article titled “Engineer Modifies Robotic Exoskeleton Glove to Assistance Intelligent Palsy Diagnosis in Children”, June 13, 2016 Issue.
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  • June 2016

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in Virginia Tech News Daily

    Article titled “Engineer modifies robotic exoskeleton glove to help cerebral palsy diagnosis in children”, June 10, 2016 Issue.
    Article available at:

  • 2013

  • December 2013

    Recognition, Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (RML)

    Cited on the newly published list of 99 Superb Sites on Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering
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  • June 2013

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in GW Alumni Magazine

    Article titled “The Body Robotics”, Summer 2013 Issue, pp. 56-59.
    Article available at:

  • April 2013

    Media Coverage, Featured Article in GW Research Magazine

    Article titled “The Body Robotics: Form, function, and the future as seen through the eyes and handiwork of three GW roboticists”, Spring 2013 Issue, pp. 19-23.
    Article available at:

  • 2012

  • November 2012

    Media Coverage, television interview to CTV News (Canadian Television Network)

    Live interview on The Advancement of Robots
    Interview available at:

  • May 2012

    Media Coverage, blog posting on the Scientific American

    Article titled “School Turns Engineering Faculty into Superheroes”
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  • April 2012

    Media Coverage, GW’s Newspaper published by GW Today

    Article titled “Engineering Interest - New SEAS marketing campaign uses superheroes to highlight ground-breaking research”
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  • April 2012

    Newspaper Article, published by The GW Hatchet

    “SEAS shows off ‘superhero’ engineers”, Vol. 108, Issue 56, pp. 3, Apr 16, 2012 Featured article on my research on modular and reconfigurable mobile robotics
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  • April 2012

    Media Coverage, published by SEAS/GWU

    SEAS features Prof. Ben-Tzvi as a “superhero” – RobotronMan
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  • April 2012

    Media Coverage, Featured Article by The GW Hatchet

    Robotics Workshop for GW’s Science, Technology and Engineering Day
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  • March 2012

    Media Coverage, GW’s Newspaper published by GW Today

    For winning 3rd place in the GWU SEAS R&D Showcase
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  • 2011

  • December 2011

    Media Coverage, radio interview to China Radio International

    Live, hour-long panel discussion on Robot Revolution
    Interview available at:

  • August 2011

    Media Coverage, Television interview for Voice of America

    Covered ongoing research activities in the Robotics and Mechatronics Lab
    Video and article available at:

  • April 2011

    Media Coverage, Featured Video and Article at Loudoun Times

    Robotics Workshop for GW’s Science, Technology and Engineering Day
    Video and article available at:

  • April 2011

    Media Coverage, Featured Article at Leesburg Today

    Robotics Workshop for Loudon county high school students as part of GW’s Science, Technology and Engineering Day at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus
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  • January 2011

    Media Coverage, radio interview on the show Today on Beyond Beijing

    Panel discussion featuring international experts on the future of robotics
    Interview available at:

  • 2010

  • August 2010

    Featured in GW’s Newspaper published by GW Today

    Article titled “The Robot Revolution”
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  • July 2010

    Featured in 2010 issue of SEAS Synergy Magazine (pg. 6)

    showcasing my research activities at the GW Robotics and Mechatronics Lab

  • May 2010

    Featured in the SEAS Video

    highlighting my research in the Robotics & Mechatronics Lab in SEAS
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  • April 2010

    Featured photos of the Robotics and Mechatronics Lab

    SEC (Science and Engineering Hall) Brochure highlighting students’ research work in robotics and mechatronics