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A Two-Degree-of-Freedom Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis

Powered ankle prostheses have been proven to improve the walking economy of transtibial amputees although these powered systems are usual...

in Biomechatronics
Tsung-Han Hsieh · Tony Shu +4 more
#robotics #mechanical engineering #mechatronics +1 more
Project Research

Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis

The human ankle provides a significant amount of net positive work during the stance period of walking, especially at moderate to fast wa...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Matthew Carney
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +12 more
Project Research

Near-Infrared Transillumination Guides Administration of Dental 2D Radiography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography Imaging

Two-dimensional radiographs are commonly used for evaluating sub-surface hard structures of teeth, but they have low sensitivity for earl...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#bioengineering #health #imaging +3 more
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Personalized Bionics for Dynamic Gait

The design of next-generation bionic ankles and knees aims to improve bionic actuators on all metrics: range of motion, power density, ba...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Matthew Handford · Matthew Carney +4 more
#robotics #design #bioengineering +15 more
Project Research

The MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project

A lightweight research platform to develop autonomous technology Designed to transform bicycle-sharing systems into an on-demand mob...

in City Science
Naroa Sanchez
#robotics #design #energy +6 more
Project Research

Mechatronic Systems

Mechanical, electrical, and dynamic control systems recreate biological behavior with synthetic hardware.

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Matthew Handford · Lucy Du +8 more
#robotics #computer science #biomechanics +4 more
Project Research

An osseointegrated prosthesis with bi-directional neural communication

Recent advancements in orthopedic implants have made way for a new generation of bionic limbs that attach directly to the skeleton. Lever...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Matthew Carney +5 more
#robotics #design #bioengineering +7 more

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