IHMC hosts open house in Pensacola

Research associate Emily Bowers, right, helps Gabriela Costa, 6, try a psychomotor tool during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Research scientist Geoff Clark shows his son Callen Clark, 2, a robot in the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Software engineer Nick Kitchel talks about robotics during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Layton Davis, right, and Brooklynne Luedtke, of Milton, watch a robot named Nadia open and walk through a door in the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Senior research associate Beomyeong Park and his daughter Roha Park, 3, try out a psychomotor tool during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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From right, Lilly Trenka, 10, Maddie Trenka, 13, Tammy Trenka, 7, Kim Trenka, Laila Bobbitt, 11, and Grayson Bobbitt, 7, take turns using hand motions to control a computer during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Teresa Hess, right, and others try virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Lilly Trenka, 10, left, uses hand motions to control a computer during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Senior research scientist Jeff Phillips, right, talks to Meghna Chatterjee about tactile research during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Tanay Kesharwani, of Pace, right, looks on as his son Srirama Kesharwani tries a Pensacola MESS Hall Archery Maze Challenge during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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IHMC hosts an open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Researcher Larry Bunch, left, instructs the Trenka and Bobbitt children how to use hand motions to control a computer during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Researcher Larry Bunch, right, instructs the Trenka and Bobbitt children how to use hand motions to control a computer during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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From right, Lilly Trenka, 10, Maddie Trenka, 13, Tammy Trenka, 7, Kim Trenka, Laila Bobbitt, 11, nd Grayson Bobbitt, 7, and researcher Larry Bunch take turns using hand motions to control a computer during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Research associate Benny Segovia, center, gives a tour of his lab to Allen and Richel Moretksy, of Gulf Breeze, during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Research scientist Zachary Graham, right, talks with Elizabeth Moore, of Tallahassee, while giving her a tour of his lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Senior research associate Beomyeong Park and his daughter Roha Park, 3, try out a psychomotor tool during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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From right, research associate Landon Casey talks about tactile gloves with Diane Nash and Judy Stamper during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Research associate Landon Casey talks about tactile gloves during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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From right, research associate Emily Bowers helps Henrique Costa, 10, and Gabriela Costa, 6, try a psychomotor tool during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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From right, research associate Emily Bowers helps Henrique Costa, 10, and Gabriela Costa, 6, try a psychomotor tool during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Research associate Savannah Ripley gives a demonstration during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Nathan Colbert, 6, of McDavid, tries virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Teresa Hess, left, and Patrick Willi try virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Guest try virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Meghan Colbert, left, of McDavid, helps her son Nathan Colbert, 6, as he tries virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Tanay Kesharwani, of Pace, right, looks on as his son Srirama Kesharwani tries a Pensacola MESS Hall Archery Maze Challenge during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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People tour the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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People tour the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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A robot named Nadia opens and walks through a door in the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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From right, engineer intern Sean Bridges talks with Lane Black, Jeremy Black, 11, and Michael Black, of Niceville, in the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Controls engineer Owen Winship, left, looks on as Phd. student Chinmay Shah pilots an exoskeleton in the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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People tour the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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Nafees Alam takes a selfie with a robotic dog in the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
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