Merging Body and MachineBiomechatronics

Body Machine

Body Machine

The MIT Knee

Active Ankle-Foot Orthosis

Leg Amplifiers

Leg Amplifiers for Weight Carrying

Leg Amplifiers forRunning/Jumping

Augmentation

Herr H., Dennis B. A Swimming Robot Actuated by Living Muscle Tissue. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation. 2004.

Hybrid Machines

Muscle Control

Can muscle be controlled?

Merging Body and Machine

Biomechatronics

Body Machine

Body-Machine Neural Interface

Functional Electrical Stimulation

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=SCI and Stroke

Biomechatronics Group

The Alfred Mann Foundation

Phantom Limb Control

EMG Biomechanics

Both stimulation and recording channels can be selected on the fly for simultaneous connection

Bi-Directional Peripheral Nerve Interface forthe Control of Powered Prosthetic Limbs

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That mergence will That mergence will lead to improved lead to improved rehabilitation & rehabilitation & augmentation augmentation systemssystems

Human Need• Stroke ~ 4.7 million US• Spinal Cord Injury ~ 200 Thousand US• Multiple Sclerosis ~ 400 Thousand US• Cerebral Palsy ~ 100 Thousand US• Post Polio ~ 1 million US• Amputation ~ 1.5 million US

World Health Organization

Multiply Sclerosis society

National Limb Loss Information Center

National Stroke Association

National Center on Birth Defects

National Spinal Cord Injury Database