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NBRR Workforce Development Program Dives into Marine Tech
Images of underwater submersibles exploring long lost wrecks like the Titanic are often what people associate with maritime robotics systems - such as ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles). In reality, their capabilities are far more varied. ROVs are utilized in...
Art & Design Student Intern Hones Her Technical Skills at NBRR
Intern Spotlight: Sasha Schooling: Candidate BFA, Fine Arts & Communication, RISD where she is also the Team Lead for RISD’s Rover NASA HERC Team. How has your role as an NBRR intern evolved since you started? I started as an intern last fall, working on an...
Orpheus Ocean’s deep sea robots explore darkest parts of oceans
Read the full article here. See the video here.
Training Tomorrow’s Workforce
Anyone who passes by New Bedford Research & Robotics’ (NBRR) campus can tell a lot is happening at 1265 Purchase Street, both inside and out. On any given day you can witness the buzz of activity that makes NBRR’s ecosystem tick. Simply put, it’s dynamic. Here...
Transforming a Legacy Site into an Innovation Campus
NBRR Founder and Executive Director, Mark Parsons isn’t surprised by how far NBRR has come since 2021 when he was a one-man operation working out of his home in New Bedford’s West End. That’s because the concept of creating an “ecosystem,” bringing entrepreneurs,...
Massachusetts Awards $11.3 Million to Advance Ocean Technology Innovation
Read the full article here: https://www.masscec.com/press/massachusetts-awards-113-million-advance-ocean-technology-innovation NBRR had the honor of hosting the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) at New Bedford Research & Robotics as they announced over $11...
What’s it like to Intern at NBRR?
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Intern Spotlight: Jack (Intern 2023–2025) Schooling: Candidate BA, Computer Science, Hamilton College How has your role as an NBRR intern evolved since you started? After 3 years of interning at NBRR, my role has changed a bunch. During my first year, we were still in...
Blue Innovation Symposium takes its Ecosystem Tour to NBRR
Read the article here "NBOC HOSTS BLUE INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES IN NEW BEDFORD".
A hands-on technology experience for Nativity Prep students
Nativity Prep students team up with NBRR. Read the article here.
NBRR transforms Workforce Development, STEM Education and Community Engagement
Read the article here "CSR Consulting Interview: NBRR transforms Workforce Development, STEM Education and Community Engagement"
NBRR start-up, Orpheus looks to make a splash in offshore industries
Article by Jennette Barnes | CAI "To see where their new fleet of vehicles will be built, we go to New Bedford." Read the full story here.
NBRR partners on Our Sisters’ School/Nativity Prep Design Challenge
New Bedford Research & Robotics (NBRR) understands how critical the city’s youth is to New Bedford’s resurgence. That’s why we’ve taken the lead in STEA3M initiatives at local middle schools. We’ve worked closely with our institutional partners to create...
New Bedford Research & Robotics elevates city’s innovation efforts
"NBRR will begin the first phase of a major renovation project later this year. Located at 1265 Purchase St. in the former Glaser Glass building, the transformation will bring its robotics projects and collaboration space top the front of the facility behind upgraded...
Ribbon cut on robotics non-profit in New Bedford
by Gino DeAngelis "NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — A robot cut the ribbon at New Bedford Research and Robotics, a new innovation research project on Purchase Street. The nonprofit research organization was started by New Bedford native Mark Parsons, who started a similar...
Robot Cuts the Ribbon on New Bedford’s Research & Robotics Lab
by Ariel Dorsey/Townsquare Media "Many have held the city's ceremonial gold scissors at ribbon-cutting events to celebrate new businesses, parks and schools. However, for the first time in the city's long and storied history, a robot cut the ribbon Thursday morning to...