# This Graduate Student Equips NASA’s Robots With Assembly Skills

**Published:** July 17, 2026
**Author:** Novid Parsi
**Source:** IEEE Spectrum — Robotics
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/this-graduate-student-equips-nasa-s-robots-with-assembly-skills

Like many engineers, Sarah Downs says she knew she wanted to pursue a STEM career from a young age. As a teenager, she discovered robotics through her Tulsa, Okla., middle school’s First Lego League team, and she fell in love with the field, she says. Downs participated in the…

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**Tags:** #Робототехника

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