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Sofia and Theresa Pass Robo Quals! We’re excited to share that Theresa and Sofia both successfully passed their Robotics qualifying exams, bringing them one step closer to earning their PhDs! Both Sofia and Theresa’s research focuses on balance and stability,…

Hansol Presents at NCM 2026 and Receives Scholarship Award Hansol delivered a podium presentation at the 2026 meeting of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement (NCM), held in Kobe, Japan (April 20–24, 2026). Her presentation, titled “Linking Neural…

Congratulations to Alek on Receiving the ME Outstanding Scholar Award! We’re excited to share that Alek was selected as this year’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Scholar Award recipient, an award given to the graduating senior with…

Congratulations to Our Woodruff School Award Winners! We’re excited to share that Greg received the Mentor of the Year Award from the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering! This award recognizes Greg’s dedication to mentoring students and trainees across…

Autumn and Hansol highlighted in IMSI Spotlight Series! We’re thrilled to see Power labbies Autumn and Hansol highlighted on the IMSI Instagram page as part of their Women in IMSI spotlight series! Autumn’s research explores how balance affects pregnancy, while Hansol…

Exciting Humanoid Robot Work on CAREN We’re thrilled to see the cutting-edge work from the LIDAR Lab using the Cassie humanoid robot on our CAREN treadmill! Their team is developing control strategies that allow Cassie to adapt and recover from…

Greg Awarded the Woodruff Endowed Professorship! Congratulations to Greg on being named the recipient of the prestigious Greg Woodruff Endowed Professorship! This honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to biomechanics, wearable robotics, and human–robot interaction, as well as his leadership in advancing…

Epically Powerful is Here! The long anticipated release of Epically Powerful is finally here! Epically Powerful is a modular mechatronics infrastructure and open-source software package for building and operating wearable and general robotic systems. It is co-led by our very…

Kinsey Rocks the Month of October! Huge shoutout to our very own Kinsey Herrin! Georgia Tech featured her incredible work in multiple stories published this month! These pieces highlight all of the amazing work she does advancing wearable robotics and…

PoWeR Lab Launches on LinkedIn & Receives Grant for Aging Research We are excited to announce two big milestones for the PoWeR Lab! First, the lab is now on LinkedIn! Follow us to stay up-to-date on our latest research, publications,…