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PRESENTATION: Neural Interface to Soft Robotics: Enabling Functional Restoration with Transformative Technologies.

Recent advances in assistive technology have facilitated improved motor recovery in individuals with various neuromuscular and musculoskeletal impairment. As innovative and cutting-edge technologies continue to emerge, it is important to understand how users interact with and benefit from these new technologies to maximize their functional outcome. This seminar discusses various novel technologies targeting functional restoration through assistive device use. Examples include the use of surgically implanted neural interfaces to enable dexterous prosthetic control and mechanical assistance delivered by a soft wearable robot to reduce gait impairment experienced by individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. The presentation will include a discussion of impairment-specific advantages, demonstrated functional benefits to date, and relevant considerations for successful translation and implementation of each of the approaches.

PRESENTER: Dr. Christina Lee

Recent advances in assistive technology have facilitated improved motor recovery in individuals with various neuromuscular and musculoskeletal impairment. As innovative and cutting-edge technologies continue to emerge, it is important to understand how users interact with and benefit from these new technologies to maximize their functional outcome. This seminar discusses various novel technologies targeting functional restoration through assistive device use. Examples include the use of surgically implanted neural interfaces to enable dexterous prosthetic control and mechanical assistance delivered by a soft wearable robot to reduce gait impairment experienced by individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. The presentation will include a discussion of impairment-specific advantages, demonstrated functional benefits to date, and relevant considerations for successful translation and implementation of each of the approaches.

FACULTY HOST: Dr. Deema Totah, Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Seminar