On April 10th, 2026 researchers at the NCCA participated in IHMC's annual Open House. The open house is held annually in conjunction with National Robotics Week, which was established by Congress in 2010 to give students, teachers and the public an opportunity to meet with scientists and engineers to learn about their work in robotics and technology.
“We had a great turnout,” said IHMC COO Cassie Guilliams. “It was so rewarding to see how people, especially children, were fascinated with the work and research that goes on here at IHMC and the NCCA.”
In addition to watching demonstrations of IHMC’s robots, visitors had opportunities to interact with dozens of IHMC scientists and engineers to learn about their research into drones, virtual reality, human performance, exoskeletons, artificial intelligence and other technologies. NCCA researchers explained sensing and perception, as well as human interaction and autonomous system collaboration with demonstrations on the Spot robotic platform built by Boston Dynamics.
Below are some selected highlights from the event.
