Congratulations to Dr. Owen Beck, a post-doctoral fellow in the PoWeR Lab, for being awarded an F32 (postdoctoral fellowship) from the National Institutes of Health! This award will fund Owen…
Dr. Sawicki spoke with Rose Scott from Atlanta Public Radio about the PoWeR Lab's research, the joint PoWeR and EPIC lab space, and the future of wearable robotics. Check it…
Congratulations to Dr. Greg Sawicki and Dr. Tim Cope for being awarded one of three 2019 Petit Institute Seed Grants! Their proposal, entitled "Modifying musculotendon neuromechanics to improve proprioception in…
Last week we had high school students from all over Atlanta participate in the first annual Georgia Tech Robotics Summer Scholars program. EPIC, PoWeR, and DART lab undergraduate and graduate…
We are pleased to welcome 4 students from Atlanta high schools into the PoWeR Lab as part of a year-long research program (Project ENGAGES). Esmeralda Vazquez, Wendy Nevarez-Sanchez, Jeremiah Newman,…
The newest piece of equipment for the PoWeR and EPIC labs is officially ready for use! The Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) is a virtual reality environment complete with a…
The PoWeR Lab had a great outcome from the NSF GRFP this cycle - second-year Mechanical Engineering PhD student Jordyn Schroeder received an Honorable Mention, and second-year BioEngineering PhD student…
The PoWeR Lab was out in force for the 2019 Atlanta Science Festival. It was great to have over 100 families over to our research space from all over Atlanta…
Thanks to our colleagues at the Stanford Biomechatronics Lab we have a brand new hip end effector for our Humotech system! This will help us explore how best to assist the hip during locomotion, and how that assistance influences muscle mechanics. Ben is excited to get started!
The PoWeR Lab is seeking volunteers for a study investigating whether carbon fiber insoles affect running mechanics and energy expenditure. If you are >18 years old, have run a 5k…