University of Missouri - Saint Louis
06/12/2026 | News release | Archived content
UMSL in motion: Teaching aids
UMSL in motion: Teaching aids
by UMSL Daily | Jun 12, 2026
Social media manager Valerie Furlong spoke to Professor Xin Wang about the value of humanoid and quadruped robots and how they're being incorporated into the electrical engineering curriculum.
Electrical engineering students under the direction of Professor and Electrical Engineering Program Coordinator Xin Wang (at right) showed off some of their work using humanoid and quadruped robots during a presentation in early May. (Photo by Derik Holtmann)
The University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Engineering is working to expose its students to the latest technology tools in electrical engineering, including robotics. The students have had access to humanoid and quadruped robots in the lab. The robots operate using ROS2, an open-source software development kit and middleware framework designed for building robotics applications. The students have been learning how to program the robots using C++ and Python.
Social media manager Valerie Furlong attended a presentation of students' end-of-the-semester projects in early May and spoke to Professor and Electrical Engineering Program Coordinator Xin Wang about these important tools and how they fit in the electrical engineering curriculum in this video:
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