art
artificial intelligence
health
human-machine interaction
design
learning + teaching
robotics
technology
architecture
human-computer interaction
consumer electronics
music
kids
wearable computing
bioengineering
data
sensors
politics
machine learning
networks
environment
social science
space
entertainment
cognition
wellbeing
economy
computer science
history
storytelling
creativity
interfaces
covid19
ethics
engineering
prosthetics
alumni
developing countries
civic technology
community
biology
privacy
social robotics
neurobiology
social media
computer vision
augmented reality
communications
virtual reality
public health
urban planning
imaging
industry
synthetic biology
biotechnology
social networks
transportation
food
affective computing
energy
biomechanics
climate change
data visualization
government
behavioral science
fabrication
social change
ocean
women
medicine
zero gravity
data science
materials
startup
cognitive science
diversity
agriculture
blockchain
prosthetic design
genetics
manufacturing
sustainability
neural interfacing and control
racial justice
gaming
banking and finance
3d printing
human augmentation
healthcare
electrical engineering
cryptocurrency
bionics
fashion
ecology
civic action
construction
microfabrication
security
performance
mental health
sleep
open source
systems
language learning
marginalized communities
natural language processing
interactive
autonomous vehicles
microbiology
visualization
internet of things
social justice
perception
collective intelligence
mechanical engineering
textiles
cities
clinical science
water
code
nanoscience
mapping
physiology
physics
chemistry
nonverbal behavior
voice
assistive technology
biomedical imaging
rfid
hacking
long-term interaction
trust
sports and fitness
algorithms
orthotic design
gender studies
networking
womens health
pharmaceuticals
mechatronics
soft-tissue biomechanics
member company
open access
culture
autism research
law
business
digital currency
real estate
internet
science
exhibit
wireless
cells
news
decision-making
asl
This project focuses on developing and integrating new powered prosthetic limbs, sensor systems, and surgical technologies to restore neura…
Watch: Tech Briefs Magazine features a video of Dave Burke working with Media Lab Biomechatronics researcher Michael Fernandez.
Enhancing human physical capability
A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally
We've designed a health system strengthening model to support and expand the prosthetic and orthotic sector that cares for people wit…
Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks
Existing upper extremity prosthesis controllers have limited functionality and place high cognitive demands on users, both of which contrib…
Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
Space Exploration Initiative
Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing
Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
Shu, T., Herrera-Arcos, G., Taylor, C.R. et al. Mechanoneural interfaces for bionic integration. Nat Rev Bioeng (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44222-024-00151-y
Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity
Three-dimensional Digital Knitting of Intelligent Textile Sensor for Activity Recognition and Biomechanical MonitoringWe present an ap…
SpaceHuman is a soft robotics device designed to facilitate the exploration of environments with reduced gravity in a view of democratizati…
A team of Boston surgeons and scientists has developed a new approach to amputation.
Prosthetics designers are coming up with new ways to help people feel more comfortable in their own skin.
The journey to equitable access to bionic technology in Sierra Leone.
Professor Hugh Herr and graduate student Christopher Shallal are working on next-generation biomimetic limbs.
PhD student is designing and building a sustainable care and delivery model in Sierra Leone
The Road to 2050, a six-part docuseries from The Franklin Institute, examines the ways that today's technology will shape the future.
Magnetomicrometry uses implantable magnets to track the position of muscles, potentially improving the control and efficacy of prosthetics.
Using a new technology, researchers hope to create better control systems for prosthetic limbs.
Alum Shriya Srinivasan, Dr. Matthew Carty, climber Jim Ewing, and others join STAT and Nova PBS for a conversation about the Augmented film.
"Augmented" is a Nova PBS documentary episode that premiers Wednesday, 2/23, featuring Biomechatronics group head Hugh Herr.
Augmented is a Nova PBS documentary produced by STAT News, which follows the development of a new amputation procedure and bionic prostheses
Biomechatronics group head Hugh Herr speaks with Marwa ElDiwiny on a recent episode of the IEEE RAS Soft Robotics podcast.
As developers of prosthetic technology, we’re dedicated to understanding the challenges that people with limb loss face, not just after amp…
C. R. Taylor, S. S. Srinivasan, S. H. Yeon, M. K. O'Donnell, T. J. Roberts, H. M. Herr, Magnetomicrometry, Sci.Robot. 6, eabg0656 (2021), DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abg0656
Humans can accurately sense the position, speed, and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioception,…
The design of next-generation bionic ankles and knees aims to improve bionic actuators on all metrics: range of motion, power density, band…
Although there have been great advances in the control of lower extremity prostheses, transitioning between terrains such as ramps or stair…
Amputation, muscle weakness, and nerve damage can make it difficult to perform simple daily tasks. In this project, we are developing a mi…
We plan to use magnetomicrometry to provide natural control over prosthetic limbs
Hugh Herr discusses the implications of the technology behind his work, from regenerative medicine and surgery to elderly mobility.
For the robotics category of the innovation series, the USPS chose the bionic prosthesis designed by Media Lab PhD graduate Matt Carney
The stamp is part of a new USPS series on innovation, representing computing, biomedicine, genome sequencing, robotics, and solar technology
Sumini, V., Muccillo, M., Milliken, J., Ekblaw, A. and Paradiso, J., 2020. SpaceHuman: A Soft Robotic Prosthetic For Space Exploration. [online] Dl.acm.org. Available at: <https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3334480.3383087> [Accessed: 11 May 2020]
K. Endo, E. Swart, H. M. Herr, An artificial gastrocnemius for a transtibial prosthesis, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pp.5034-5037, Sep. 2009.
M. F. Eilenberg, H. Geyer, and H. M. Herr. Control of a powered ankle-foot prosthesis based on a neuromuscular model, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 164-173, 2010.
E. C. Martinez-Villalpando, L. M. Mooney, G. A. Elliott and H. M. Herr. Antagonistic Active Knee Prosthesis. A Metabolic Cost of Walking Comparison with a Variable-Damping Prosthetic Knee, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2011.
J. Wang, O. A. Kannape, and H. M. Herr Proportional EMG Control of Ankle Plantar Flexion in a Powered Transtibial Prosthesis, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013
L. M. Mooney and H. M. Herr Continuously-Variable Series-Elastic Actuator, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013
D. Paluska and H. M. Herr. The effect of series elasticity on actuator power and work output: Implications for robotic and prosthetic joint design, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 54, pp. 667–673, 2006.
S. K. Au, P. Dilworth, and H. M. Herr. An ankle-foot emulation system for the study of human walking biomechanics, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Orlando, FL, pp. 2939-2945, May 2006.
J. Johansson, D. Sherrill, P. Riley, P. Bonato, and H. M. Herr. A clinical comparison of variable-damping and mechanically-passive prosthetic knee devices, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, vol. 84, no. 8, pp. 563-575, 2005.
H. M. Herr. Multidisciplinary approaches to limb loss: A chain of events leading to a single step, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, White House/VA Conference, Emerging Technologies, Washington, D.C., pp. 76-80, Oct. 2004.
H. M. Herr and R. Kornbluh. New horizons for orthotic and prosthetic technology: Artificial muscle, Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2004.
H. M. Herr and A. Wilkenfeld. User-adaptive control of a magnetorhelogical prosthetic knee, Industrial Robot: An International Journal, vol. 30, pp. 42-55, 2003.
S. K. Au, P. Bonato, and H. M. Herr. An EMG-position controlled system for an active ankle-foot prosthesis: An initial experimental study, IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR): Frontiers of the Human-Machine Interface, Chicago, IL, pp. 375-379, Jun. 2005.
E. C. Martinez-Villalpando, and H. M. Herr. Agonist-antagonist active knee prosthesis: A preliminary study in level-ground walking, Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development (JRRD), vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 361-73, 2009.
E.C. Martinez-Villalpando, J. Weber, G. Elliott, and H. M. Herr. Design of an agonist-antagonist active knee prosthesis, Proceedings of IEEE BIORobotics Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, 2008.
S. K. Au and H. M. Herr. Initial experimental study on dynamic interaction between an amputee and a powered ankle-foot prosthesis, Workshop on Dynamic Walking: Mechanics and Control of Human and Robot Locomotion, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2006.
S. K. Au, and H. M. Herr. Powered ankle-foot prosthesis, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 52-59, 2008.
O. A. Kannape and H. M. Herr Volitional Control of Ankle Plantar Flexion in a Powered Transtibial Prosthesis during Stair-Ambulation, International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, August. 2014.
S. K. Au, J. Weber, and H. Herr. Biomechanical design of a powered ankle-foot prosthesis, IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, pp. 298–303, 2007.
S. K. Au, J. Weber, H. M. Herr and E.C. Martinez-Villapando, Powered ankle-foot prosthesis for the improvement of amputee ambulation, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology International Conference, Lyon, France, pp. 3020-3026, 2007.
E. C. Martinez-Villalpando, H. M. Herr. Estimation of ground reaction force and zero moment point on a powered ankle-foot prosthesis, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology International Conference, Lyon, France, pp. 4687-4692, 2007.
E. J. Rouse, L. M. Mooney, E. C. Martinez-Villalpando and H. M. Herr A clutchable series-elastic actuator: design of a robotic knee prosthesis for minimum energy consumption, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013
M. T. Farrell, H. M. Herr
S. Au, J. Weber, H.M Herr
S. K. Au, M. Berniker, H. M. Herr
D. Sengeh, H. M. Herr
E. J. Rouse, L. M. Mooney and H. M. Herr Clutchable series-elastic actuator: Implications for prosthetic knee design International Journal of Robotics Research, 2014, in press
Duval, JF "FlexSEA: flexible, scalable electronics architecture for wearable robotic applications"
E. J. Rouse, N. C. Villagaray-Carski, R. W. Emerson, H. M. Herr
J.F. Duval, H. M. Herr
