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Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +66 more
Accepting Applicants
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Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds

Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in

#robotics #design #social networks +142 more
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing

#robotics #design #social networks +131 more
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Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI

Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience

#robotics #design #social networks +147 more
Project Research

The Sierra Leone Orthotics & Prosthetics Program

We've designed a health system strengthening model  to support and expand the prosthetic and orthotic sector that cares for people wit…

in Biomechatronics · Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body
Guillermo Herrera-Arcos · Dara Dotz +4 more
#health #biomechanics #healthcare +4 more
Article Research

Francesca Riccio-Ackerman Works to Improve Access to Prosthetics

PhD student is designing and building a sustainable care and delivery model in Sierra Leone

via MIT Spectrum · May 15, 2023
in Biomechatronics
#health #healthcare #prosthetics +2 more
Publication Research

The biomechanics and energetics of human running using an elastic knee exoskeleton

G. Elliott, G.S. Sawicki, A. Marecki, H. Herr. The biomechanics and energetics of human running using an elastic knee exoskeleton, International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013.

Proceedings, June 2013
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Active orthoses for the lower-limbs- Challenges and state of the art

A. Dollar and H. M. Herr. Active orthoses for the lower-limbs- Challenges and state of the art, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Noordwijk, Netherlands, pp. 968-977, Jun. 2007.

Proceedings, June 2007
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Adaptive control of a variable-impedance ankle-foot orthosis to assist drop-foot gait

J. Blaya and H. M. Herr. Adaptive control of a variable-impedance ankle-foot orthosis to assist drop-foot gait, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering. vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 24-31, 2004.

Academic Paper, March 2004
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Design of a quasi-passive knee exoskeleton to assist running

A. M. Dollar and H. Herr. Design of a quasi-passive knee exoskeleton to assist running, Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Nice, France, Sep. 2008.

Proceedings, Sept. 2008
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Development of a lightweight underactuated exoskeleton for load-carrying augmentation

C. Walsh, D. Paluska, K. Pasch, W. Grand, A. Valiente, and H. M. Herr. Development of a lightweight, underactuated exoskeleton for load-carrying augmentation, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Orlando, FL, pp. 2939-2945, May 2006.

Proceedings, May 2006
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Patient-adaptive prosthetic and orthotic leg systems

H. M. Herr, A. Wilkenfeld, and J. Blaya. Patient-adaptive prosthetic and orthotic leg systems, Proceedings of the 12th Nordic Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, Reykjavik, Iceland, pp. 123-128, Jun. 2002.

Proceedings, June 2002
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Optimization of human-powered elastic mechanisms for endurance amplification

H. Herr and N. Langman. Optimization of human-powered elastic mechanisms for endurance amplification, Structural Optimization, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 65–67, Feb. 1997.

Academic Paper, Aug. 1996
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

An autonomous underactuated exoskeleton for loadcarrying augmentation

C. Walsh, K. Pasch, and H. M. Herr. An autonomous, underactuated exoskeleton for loadcarrying augmentation, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Beijing, China, Oct. 2006.

Proceedings, Oct. 2006
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

A quasi-passive leg exoskeleton for load-carrying augmentation

C. Walsh, K. Endo, and H. M. Herr. A quasi-passive leg exoskeleton for load-carrying augmentation, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 487-506, 2007.

Academic Paper, March 2007
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Lower Extremity Exoskeletons and Active Orthoses: Challenges and State-of-the-Art

A. Dollar and H. M. Herr. Lower Extremity Exoskeletons and Active Orthoses: Challenges and State-of-the-Art, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Special Issue on Biorobotics, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 144-158, 2008.

Academic Paper, Feb. 2008
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Design of a Clutch–Spring Knee Exoskeleton for Running

G. Elliott, A. Marecki and H. Herr. Design of a Clutch–Spring Knee Exoskeleton for Running, Journal of Medical Devices, vol 8, no. 3, 031002-031002-11, July. 2014.

Academic Paper, July 2014
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Exoskeletons and orthoses: classification design challenges and future directions

H. Herr. Exoskeletons and orthoses: classification, design challenges and future directions, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 21, Jun. 2009.

Academic Paper, June 2009
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking

L. M. Mooney, E. J. Rouse and H. M. Herr. Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, vol. 11, pp. 151, November. 2014

Academic Paper, Nov. 2014
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Biomechanical walking mechanisms underlying the metabolic reduction caused by an autonomous exoskeleton

L. M. Mooney, H. M. Herr

Academic Paper, Jan. 2016
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more

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