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UMD program shows high schoolers how engineers create

This story first appeared in the Duluth News-Tribune on  Tuesday, April 20, 1999

by Tom Wilkowske

UMD professor Richard Lindeke looked something like a mad scientist as he clutched a control box, linked by a fat black cable to a computer control center with blinking lights and digital displays.

Another tangle of cables linked the computers to a conglomeration of drill presses, motor-driven arms, grips and photoelectric sensors.

“Robotics is all about taking those kinds of jobs that aren’t really human-friendly and automating them,” said Lindeke, as two dozen Grand Rapids High School students looked on.

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