The Biomechatronics Lab at Wilkes University is an innovative research facility focused on advancing the fields of biomechatronics, assistive technology and biologically inspired robotic systems. The ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — MIT professor and inventor Hugh Herr, who is pioneering a new class of “biohybrid” smart prosthetic devices, will draw on his life-altering personal experience in an ESC Boston ...

People with mobility problems often rely on a companion or walking aid like a crutch, to help them move from one location to another. However, there's a more advanced way to improve their quality of ...

Strap a fanny pack around the back of your waist, a sensor on the front of each thigh, secure a few buckles and you can be in command of an AI-powered exoskeleton. What’s that? It’s a type of robot ...

Exoskeleton devices work, researchers say, for a variety of uses such as speeding up our walking or making running easier. Yet they don’t know what exactly makes exoskeletons effective. What is the ...

Humanity is on the threshold of the Bionic Age. But are we ready for it? From augmented humans to cyborg botany, #TECH24 takes you on a tour of what it means to live in a bionic era. Professor Hugh ...

"There is no such thing as a disabled person, only disabled technologies." The author of this tagline, Hugh Herr, is both the creator and user of bionic limbs, a scientist who runs the Biomechatronics ...

Ivan Lopez demonstrates how the AI robotic exoskeleton can assist with walking up stairs at the Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Lab at N.C. State in Raleigh on Monday, July 1, 2024. Heather ...