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Preprint on joint mechanics across speeds and slopes and how exoskeletons can help
Richard Nuckols, currently a postdoc at Harvard, has recently released a preprint describing the biological joint mechanics associated with walking and running across inclines. These results suggest different setting-specific approaches exoskeletons could use to make locomotion easier. Check out the…
Preprint examining the effect (or lack thereof) of carbon fiber insoles on running economy
Postdoc Owen Beck, PhD student Pawel Golyski, and PI Greg Sawicki have just released a preprint investigating the effects of carbon fiber shoe insoles on metabolic cost and ankle muscle mechanics. Spoiler: they didn’t find an appreciable effect of carbon…
New article on muscle mechanics during elastic ankle exoskeleton use
Richard Nuckols is first author on a new article in Scientific Reports looking at how ankle muscles change lengths during elastic ankle exoskeleton use. Check it out here!
New review paper on the exoskeleton expansion for walking and running
PI Greg Sawicki, postdoc Owen Beck, EPIC lab PhD student Inseung Kang, and EPIC Lab PI Aaron Young recently published a review which explores the past, present, and future of exoskeletons in light of metabolic cost reductions. Check it out…
Jordyn Schroeder and Laksh Kumar Punith Featured in Georgia Tech PACE Newsletter
Congratulations to Jordyn and Laksh for being featured in the Winter 2020 Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) newsletter! Both PhD students have used the Georgia Tech supercomputing resources for their projects. Laksh is interested in understanding how muscle-tendon…
Project ENGAGES Student Wendy Nevarez-Sanchez Wins Spot at International Science and Engineering Fair!
Congratulations to Wendy Nevarez-Sanchez for winning a spot at the 2020 Internation Science and Engineering Fair held in Anaheim, CA! A high schooler from South Atlanta High School, Wendy has been involved with Project ENGAGES since May of 2019. With…
Lindsey Trejo Wins Georgia Tech CRIDC Travel Grant!
2nd year PhD student Lindsey Trejo won the Executive Vice President of Research’s Travel Award for her poster presentation at the 2020 Career, Research, and Innovation Development Conference at Georgia Tech. Her poster describes how an elastic ankle exoskeleton could…
Interactions between elastic ankle exoskeleton stiffness and walking speed
Previous PoWeR Lab PhD student and current postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard, Richard Nuckols, is first author of a preprint that explores the interaction of ankle exoskeletons stiffness, muscle activation, and walking speed. Check it out here!
Explaining why springy ankle exoskeletons might make walking easier
Previous PoWeR Lab PhD student and current postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard, Richard Nuckols, is first author of a preprint that dives into the mechanism by which elastic ankle exoskeletons may reduce the metabolic cost of walking. This work describes…
We also cook a mean chili!
The PoWeR Lab and friends had a strong showing at this year’s Chomp and Stomp Chili Festival! Team PoWeR Chomp cooked 7.5 gallons of pork chili (Pork PoWeR-Up) and 12 gallons of mushroom chili (PoWeR Shroom). Jordyn’s mushroom chili was…