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Flexible dry electrodes for EMG acquisition within prosthetic sockets

Acquisition of surface electromyography (sEMG) from a person with an amputated lower extremity (LE) during prosthesis-assisted walking re...

in Biomechatronics
Seong Ho Yeon · Tsung-Han Hsieh +5 more
#robotics #human-machine interaction #wearable computing +5 more
Project Research

Democratizing prosthetic and diabetic care: A resilient model for healthcare delivery

We are engineering a better healthcare system for people with diabetes and limb loss such that we can physically bridge gaps to...

in Biomechatronics
Hugh Herr · Joel Huegel +7 more
#health #primary healthcare #public health +4 more
Project Research

Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI)

Humans can accurately sense the position, speed, and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioceptio...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Roman Stolyarov · Matthew Carney +13 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +15 more
Project Research

Terrain-Adaptive Lower Limb Prosthesis

Although there have been great advances in the control of lower extremity prostheses, transitioning between terrains such as ramps or sta...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Roman Stolyarov
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Project Research

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

SpaceHuman

SpaceHuman is a soft robotics device designed to facilitate the exploration of environments with reduced gravity in a view of democratiza...

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Valentina Sumini · Manuel Muccillo +2 more
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +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

MultiDIC: a MATLAB Toolbox for Multi-View 3D Digital Image Correlation

Three-dimensional Digital Image Correlation (3D-DIC) is a non-contact optical-numerical technique for evaluating the dynamic mechani...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Dana Solav · Kevin Mattheus Moerman +1 more
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +1 more
Project Research

Computational Biomechanics

This research track focuses on the use of computational (and experimental) techniques to understand the biomechanical behavior of human t...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Dana Solav +4 more
#bioengineering #3d printing #biomechanics +1 more
Project Research

Neural interface technology for advanced prosthetic limbs

Recent advances in artificial limbs have resulted in the provision of powered ankle and knee function for lower extremity amputees and po...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Shriya Srinivasan +7 more
#robotics #bioengineering #health +9 more
Project Research

Transdermal Optogenetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

Optogenetic techniques have recently been applied to peripheral nerves as a scientific tool with the translatable go...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Shriya Srinivasan · Edward Boyden +3 more
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +3 more
Project Research

Neural Interfaces

Nerve-Muscle Graft Chamber and micro-channel arrays tor interface to peripheral nerves for prosthesis control. This research effort ...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Shriya Srinivasan +6 more
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more

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