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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comResearch 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comSoftware engineer Nick Kitchel talks about robotics during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comLayton 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comSenior 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comFrom 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comTeresa Hess, right, and others try virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comLilly Trenka, 10, left, uses hand motions to control a computer during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comSenior research scientist Jeff Phillips, right, talks to Meghna Chatterjee about tactile research during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comTanay 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comIHMC hosts an open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comResearcher 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comResearcher 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comFrom 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comResearch 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comResearch 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comSenior 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comFrom 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comResearch associate Landon Casey talks about tactile gloves during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comFrom 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comFrom 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comResearch associate Savannah Ripley gives a demonstration during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comNathan Colbert, 6, of McDavid, tries virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comTeresa Hess, left, and Patrick Willi try virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comGuest try virtual reality equipment during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comMeghan 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comTanay 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comPeople tour the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comPeople tour the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comA 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comFrom 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comControls 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.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comPeople tour the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.comNafees Alam takes a selfie with a robotic dog in the Robotics Lab during the IHMC open house in Pensacola on Thursday, April 11, 2024.Gregg Pachkowski / Gregg@pnj.com Source