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 […]
Randall B. Hellman’s extended abstract titled, “Development of probabilistic models for real-time perception of geometric features with a sensorized artificial finger,” was accepted for poster presentation at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Workshop on “Robotic Hands, Grasping, and Manipulation.”
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 […]
Randall B. Hellman’s paper titled, “A robot hand testbed designed for enhancing embodiment and functional neurorehabilitation of body schema in subjects with upper limb impairment or loss,” was accepted for publication in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience for a Special Issue on “Proprioceptive dysfunction, related motor disorders and their […]
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 […]
Ruben Ponce Wong and Randall B. Hellman’s paper titled, “Haptic exploration of fingertip-sized geometric features using a multimodal tactile sensor,” was selected for a podium presentation at the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing / Sensing Technology and Applications “Sensors for Next-Generation Robotics” Conference in Baltimore, MD.
The Biomechatronics Lab is featured in a biomechanics/ biometrics episode of a television show called STEM Journals, produced by David Routt and hosted by former Meteorite Men host Geoff Notkin. The full episode can be viewed at here. The segment on the Biomechatronics Lab begins at [5:49].
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