News about Legged Robotics
$1M for open-source first-responder robots
September 16, 2021
Tomorrow’s wildfire fighters and other first responders may tag-team with robotic assistants that can hike through wilderness areas and disaster zones, thanks to a University of Michigan research project.
Taking an exoskeleton from ‘ready, set’ to go
March 5, 2021
An exoskeleton user can now go from sitting to standing safely and without assistance.
A more comfortable robotic prosthetic leg
July 15, 2020
A new robotic prosthetic leg prototype offers a more natural gait while also being quieter and more energy efficient than other designs.
Open-source bionic leg: First-of-its-kind platform aims to rapidly advance prosthetics
June 5, 2019
A new open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is now available to the scientific community.
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