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Conformable Decoders

Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy

#robotics #design #computer vision +46 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +66 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
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
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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
Course Research

MAS.S65: Piezoelectrics for Ultrasonic Biomedical Devices

Style:Teamwork; CollectiveTo pass, you must: (i) attend all the class lectures, (ii) participate during the experimental/simulation se…

MAS.S65 · with Canan Dagdeviren
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #health +4 more
Publication Research

Ubiquitous Conformable Systems for Imperceptible Computing

Fernandez, S. V., Sadat, D., Tasnim, F., Acosta, D., Schwendeman, L., Shahsavari, S., Dagdeviren, C.†, “Ubiquitous Conformable Systems for Imperceptible Computing”, Foresight, 24, 1, 75-98, 2021.

Academic Paper, Sept. 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biomechanics +3 more
Article Research

Soft Robotics Podcast | Hugh Herr: "Bionics"

Biomechatronics group head Hugh Herr speaks with Marwa ElDiwiny on a recent episode of the IEEE RAS Soft Robotics podcast.

via IEEE RAS Soft Robotics podcast · Jan. 7, 2022
in Biomechatronics
#design #bionics #soft-tissue biomechanics +1 more
Course Research

Decoders 1.8: Project Realization in Cleanroom

Style: Teamwork; Collective This class is graded P/D/F. To pass, you must: (i) attend all the cleanroom sessions, (ii) work in a team setti…

MAS.810 · with Canan Dagdeviren
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +3 more
Publication Research

Magnetomicrometry

C. R. Taylor, S. S. Srinivasan, S. H. Yeon, M. K. O'Donnell, T. J. Roberts, H. M. Herr, Magnetomicrometry, Sci.Robot. 6, eabg0656 (2021), DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abg0656

Academic Paper, Aug. 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +8 more
Article Research

Canan Dağdeviren: Follow your dream because life is too short to follow someone else’s

Bioengineer Canan Dağdeviren is living her dream, decoding physical patterns of the human body in order to diagnose and cure diseases.

via Advanced Science News · Sept. 24, 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #soft-tissue biomechanics +2 more
Publication Research

Biodegradable scaffolds promote tissue remodeling and functional improvement in non-human primates with acute spinal cord injury.

Slotkin, J., Pritchard, C., Luque, B., Ye, J., Layer, r., Lawrence, M., O’Shea, T., Roy, R., Zhong, H., Vollenweider, I., Edgerton, V., Courtine, G., Woodard, E. and Langer, R., Biodegradable scaffolds promote tissue remodeling and functional improvement in non-human primates with acute spinal cord injury, Biomaterials, 123: 63-76, 2017.

Academic Paper, Jan. 2017
#soft-tissue biomechanics
Article Research

MIT develops tiny magnetic beads that can help control prosthetic limbs better

A recent feature in Designboom highlights research conducted by the Biomechatronics group that describes magnetomicrometry.

via Designboom · Sept. 2, 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +4 more
Project Research

Magnetomicrometry: Tissue Tracking via Implanted Magnetic Beads

Amputation, muscle weakness, and nerve damage can make it difficult to perform simple daily tasks. In this project, we are developing a mi…

in Biomechatronics
Cameron Taylor · Seong Ho Yeon +1 more
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +16 more
Course Research

Decoders 1.7: Introduction to Microfabrication

Style: Individual; PersonalThis class is graded P/D/F. To pass, you must: (i) attend all the cleanroom sessions, (ii) complete the sections…

MAS.809 · with Canan Dagdeviren
in Conformable Decoders
#design #biology #soft-tissue biomechanics +2 more
Publication Research

Control of tension-compression asymmetry in Ogden hyperelasticity with application to soft tissue modelling

Moerman, K. M., Simms, C. K., Nagel, T. Control of tension-compression asymmetry in Ogden hyperelasticity with application to soft tissue modelling Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 56, 218–228, 2016

Academic Paper, Dec. 2015
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Publication Research

Multi-Material 3-D Viscoelastic Model of a Transtibial Residuum from In-vivo Indentation and MRI Data

Sengeh DM, Moerman, K. M., Petron A, Herr H.M.

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

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