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GOLECKI  \nBioengineering Department University of Urbana Champaign Urbana, IL  \nABSTRACT  \nWhile participation in undergraduate research has many benefits for students including increased confidence and persistence in engineering, community college students do not have the same access to research as students at four-year institutions. To address this disparity, we developed a soft robotics-focused undergraduate research lab at a community college within a multi-institution collaboration. In addition to the benefits of undergraduate research, we see soft robotics research as particularly useful for creating diverse teams in engineering as a result of interdisciplinary challenges, new materials, and human-centered designs the field presents. Early assessment shows students are gaining skills in collaborating with others and building confidence in contributing to science. The success of this program shows the potential for broader impacts at other similar institutions.  \nKey words: Community Colleges, Undergraduate Research, Human-centered design, Soft Robotics  \nINTRODUCTION  \nParticipation in undergraduate research increases awareness of opportunities in STEM and is a factor in attracting and retaining students in STEM fields (Linn et al. 2015; Balster et al. 2010) .  \n2 2024: VOLUME 12 ISSUE 4  \nADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION  \nLooking Ahead: Implementing a Robotics Research Lab at a Community College to Support Undergraduate Research  \nHowever, students from groups underrepresented in STEM including first generation and community college students are less likely than their peers to participate in research (Grineski et al. 2018) . Community colleges have made a strong case for expanding access to research opportunities (Berger and Malaney 2003; J. A. Hewlett 2018; Rosas Alquicira et al. 2022) . Given that 39% of all undergraduates in the United States are enrolled in community colleges (AACC 2022), the potential impact is significant, particularly for the 20% of those students that enroll in STEM programs (Varty 2022) . By performing research early in college, students can develop content knowledge, enhance science identity (Rosas Alquicira et al. 2022) and build social capital within STEM to support completion of STEM degrees (Martin et al. 2020) . By building community college-based research labs, the opportunity exists to expand the benefits of research reported at four-year institutions (Seymour et al. 2004) .  \nTo explore this opportunity, we developed an apprenticeship-style (Joshi, Aikens, and Dolan 2019) soft robotics research experience. Soft robots are those devices built from compliant materials, including elastomers or textiles (Tran et al. 2023), and have a wide variety of applications in the medical field given their safety and bioinspired designs (Garcia et al. 2021) . The field of soft robotics has a unique potential to create diverse teams in engineering with the broad range of specialties that contribute to robotic designs. Not only do traditional specialties aligned with robotics such as mechanical, electrical and systems engineering contribute, but also materials science, bioengineering, design, and health sciences. The highly interdisciplinary field allows students early in their careers to experience hands-on projects relevant to multiple majors and career paths. The field emerged as a result of robots being deployed in human-centered applications as bioinspired machines (Jiao et al. 2019), compliant grippers (Mosadegh et al. 2014), and wearable devices (Awad et al. 2017) .  \nTechnical challeng","cbCaiakjKO962Dau","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiakjKO962Dau","pdf",303531,12,"English","# ABSTRACT\n# INTRODUCTION\n# METHODS","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the paper address for community college students?\",\"answer\":\"Community college students often have less access to undergraduate research than students at four-year institutions, creating a disparity in research participation and its benefits.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is soft robotics highlighted as useful for this research lab?\",\"answer\":\"Soft robotics supports creating diverse engineering teams because the field is interdisciplinary, involves new materials, and emphasizes human-centered design and applications.\"},{\"question\":\"What initial outcomes does the paper report for students in the program?\",\"answer\":\"Early assessment shows students are developing collaboration skills and gaining confidence in contributing to science.\"}]","Advances in Engineering Education - Volume 12 - Issue 4 - Looking Ahead: Implementing a Robotics Research Lab at a Community College to Support Undergraduate Research | PDF",1792066978]