University of Michigan -- Michigan News
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<p>The open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan will be brought to the research market by Humotech, a Pittsburgh-based assistive technology company.</p>
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<p>The goal of the collaboration is to speed the development of control software for robotic prosthetic legs, which have the potential to provide the power and natural gait of a human leg to prosthetic users.</p>
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Exoskeleton Report -- Technology
08 Aug 21
The Open-Source Bionic Leg Project
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a completely open-source robotic prosthetic leg (OSL). The robust and relatively inexpensive modular system is designed to lower the barrier for conducting research by giving investigators an alternative to having to develop their own systems from scratch. Researchers can access downloadable hardware and software files on the website. The OSL hopes to unify the research field of prosthetic leg controls, facilitating comparison between control strategies and potentially streamlining the field towards highly functional robotic prosthetic legs. A fully-supported version of the OSL is now available for purchase through Humotech. Check it out on our <a href="https://humotech.com/products/partner-products/">Partner Products</a> page!
Our new hip exo has control of both flexion-extension and ad/abduction torques, which we’ll use to study balance. w/ Vince Chiu & @MichaelRaitor in TMRB.
09 Jun 21
Let the pilot testing fun begin! ?
After being in lockdown for what feels like eternity, it’s finally time to play with these @humotech ankle exoskeletons!
#LLAM #UWgradsuccess #Prosthetics
Researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha are uncovering fundamental biomechanics principles to assist critical patient populations, and Humotech is helping.