{"650846":{"#nid":"650846","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jun Ueda\u2019s Actuator Research Garners Nagamori Foundation Recognition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJun Ueda, professor of mechanical engineering at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and faculty member of the Institute for Robotics \u0026amp; Intelligent Machines and the Institute for Electronics \u0026amp; Nanotechnology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was named a Nagamori Foundation Awardee for 2021\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUeda was recognized for his research \u0026ldquo;\u003Cstrong\u003ECellular actuators inspired by biological muscles and their human assistive applications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026rdquo;. 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