Robotics and Energetic Systems Group


Human-Amplifying Machines

This area of robotics and automation focuses on systems that work in smooth synergy with humans in augmenting their physical strength abilities while maintaining complete task awareness through feedback to the human. Exoskeletons are examples of such human-amplifying machines. The group's staff have developed unique designs and test beds in this area, emphasizing strength-, reach-, dexterity-, and endurance-amplification. Some of the most important technology components relate to the need of such machines to precisely "follow" the human while maintaining transparency of operation, and include haptic interfaces, power supplies, high-power density and high bandwidth actuators, and high-precision force-based controls. In several of these areas, as well as in the design and integration of these particular machines, the group's staff have developed expertise, experience, and capabilities that are unique in the world. hamgroup2

Technology Fact Sheets

Ship Motion Compensation for Force Control Systems (SMCFCS)

High Payload Holonomic Omnidirectional Mobility Based on an Off-Center In-Line Omnidirectional Wheel (OCILOW) Topology

Technologies for Exoskeletons

Human Strength Amplification Technology

Foot Force-Torque Sensor 

 


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