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Robotic WorX Inc. Featured During Sen. Martin Visit

succinct description for alt textA woman demonstrates equipment in a robotics laboratory to a group of five onlookers, including a man in a business suit and another in a plaid jacket holding a brochure.

It’s a win-win for the students, the company, and the workforce needed to support the many manufacturing operations across Pennsylvania and beyond, according to President Daniel Wubah.

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Robotic WorX Secures First Commercial Sponsor

A student in a blue shirt shows something on a laptop to a visiting administrator in a suit, who is pointing at the screen inside a robotics lab. Other visitors stand in the background as the group observes equipment labeled “Robotic WorX.”
System Chancellor Fiorentino visited the Robotic WorX lab in November.

“Programs like Robotic WorX are essential for industry growth and for inspiring young minds to enter challenging fields,” says Bob Hildebrand, director of product integrity at AA Tech.

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MU Receives Grant to Train Robotics Students

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Dr. John Haughery on right talks about the robotics program at Millersville University.

The grant to Millersville University’s Robotic WorX program will help train more than 2,000 students in robotics in Pennsylvania.

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MU’s Robotic WorX Internship Program Wins STEM Award

Photo of people holding award. L-R: Hunter Crabbs, BS Tech & Eng Edu; Dr. Marc Harris, Dean at MU; Josh Horvath President, PrecisionForm; Shane Zimmerman, President, Steinman Foundation; Liz Maschke, BS Mngt Eng Tech; John Bridgen, President, Precision Cobotics; and Dr. John Haughery, assistant professor at MU.
L-R: Hunter Crabbs, BS Tech & Eng Edu; Dr. Marc Harris, Dean at MU; Josh Horvath President, PrecisionForm; Shane Zimmerman, President, Steinman Foundation; Liz Maschke, BS Mngt Eng Tech; John Bridgen, President, Precision Cobotics; and Dr. John Haughery, assistant professor at MU.

“By winning this award we make the program visible to more people, giving us an opportunity to engage with more youth and make an even bigger impact.”

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SUMMER INTERNSHIP: Madison Willard is working toward her bachelor’s degree in psychology and says, “I always wanted to study psychology because I wanted to understand human behavior.” Specifically, she explains; she wanted to understand how humans navigate in complicated situations.  <br /> <br /> In the Spring of 2026, Willard took a psychology of drug addiction course with Dr. Elizabeth Thyrum ’86, associate professor of psychology, that required students to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The class and the experience influenced her to pursue substance abuse counseling as a career.  <br /> <br /> When the spring semester ended, Willard wanted an internship connected to substance abuse. She landed at The Kintock Group in the Philadelphia area, where she lives, and they received the Susquehanna Bancshares Internship Program Award, which provides financial assistance to students completing unpaid internship through nonprofit organizations or governments agencies.  <br /> <br /> The Kintock Group is a community-based reentry facility, which is a supervised and structured environment that helps individuals transition from prison to being a member of the community.  “A reentry facility like The Kintock Group provides a buffer for formerly incarcerated individuals,” Willard explains. “This is to make the transition easier for them.” <br /> <br /> Willard’s role at the internship was observational; she learned how the program operated and how staff helped the residents. She also “gained insight into how medication-assisted treatment MAT fits into early reentry.” A MAT program is used to support people recovering from substance use disorders. <br /> <br /> A favorite part of the internship, Willard says, was “seeing the recovery process up close, which was an invaluable experience. At the same time, being relegated to an observational role, it was challenging to watch others struggle.”  <br /> <br /> Throughout the internship, Willard learned more about observation and interviewing as well as being able to connect research to what she saw on the ground. “This led me to a much better understanding of concepts that I learned in class.”
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