The Biomechatronics Lab was filmed for a 2017 documentary titled, “NEO,” directed by Douglisio DiMuccio and Rob Miller of Voyage Creative Group. NEO is a “hybrid of documentary and visual art piece that depicts the current state of technology, our humanity and where the two may intertwine and […]
The Biomechatronics Lab is featured in a National Science Foundation video titled, “Generation Robot,” to mark five years of multi-agency National Robotics Initiative (NRI) efforts to “accelerate the research, development and use of robots that work beside or cooperatively with people.” The lab’s video clips begin at 2:59 […]
The Biomechatronics Lab and its “BairClaw” robot hand testbed is featured in a UCLA Daily Bruin article titled, “UCLA lab working to create machine that simulates touch,” written by Brianna Campbell.
The Biomechatronics Lab is featured in a PCMag article titled, “Up Close With the ‘BairClaw’ Robot Hand,” written by Sophia Stuart. The article highlights research conducted with robot hand and arm technology from Barrett Technology, multimodal tactile sensor technology from SynTouch, and our custom BairClaw robot hand testbed.
The Biomechatronics Lab is featured in a National Science Foundation Science Nation video titled, “Giving robots and prostheses the human touch,” as part of National Robotics Week. The video was hosted by PBS NewsHour science and technology correspondent Miles O’Brien and edited by Kate Tobin. Our lab’s video […]
Dr. Santos was quoted in a March 2015 Newsmax MaxLife article on state-of-the-art biomechatronic prosthetics titled, “Six Million Dollar Man Becomes Reality,” written by John Edwards. Ryan Manis and Randall Hellman are featured in the photo provided courtesy of ASU Magazine and Dan Vermillion of Vermillion Studio.
Dr. Santos and the Biomechatronics Lab were mentioned in an NSF article on “Pioneering women in STEM” as part of Women’s History Month.
The Biomechatronics Lab is featured in a two-part neuroprosthetics segment on PBS NewsHour with science and technology correspondent Miles O’Brien. Part 1: “Man and Machine” features advances in prosthetic arm technology and control methods while Part 2: “Science of Touch” (below) features advances in peripheral nerve interfaces and […]
The collaborative work on tactile sensor skins from the Biomechatronics Lab and Dr. Jonathan D. Posner’s Univ. of Washington Research Group is featured in a Special Report in the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. Ryan Manis and Randall Hellman are featured in the photo provided courtesy of ASU Magazine and […]
We were thrilled to be hosting Miles O’Brien and his film crew, Cameron Hickey and Suzi Tobias, for a dual-purpose video shoot. We had a great time sharing our work and being inspired by Miles’ indomitable spirit and good sense of humor. We can’t wait to see what they […]
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