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Duke MEMS at a Glance

#20

mechanical engineering graduate program

U.S. News & World Report

3

federally-funded training grants

NSF AI for Materials Design, NIH Tissue Engineering & NSF Surgical Tech

$15M

in new research awards

fiscal year 2025

80%

of undergrads have jobs or offers at graduation

Senior exit survey

A multi-camera 360° capture rig with white spherical markers sits on sandy beach at sunset, with a calm lake, distant tree-lined shore, and the sun low on the horizon in the background.

5/27 Pratt School of Engineering

Omnidirectional, Sea-Urchin-Like Robot Defies Traditional Designs

Duke engineers introduce Argus, a robot with no front, no back and 20 eyes, as proof-of-concept for a new design principle called dynamic symmetry.

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