Ari Firester was awarded the 2019 IEEE Presidential Scholarship award administered by Educational Activities. Firester was awarded $10,000 payable over four years of undergraduate study for creating an earthworm inspired robot. Melissa Woo was the second-place winner, and Abigail Greenhalgh was the third-place winner, check out the article listed below to find out more details about their projects.

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