What We Do
General Overview
Our research is focused on understanding how people, animals and robots move.
Our Goals
Advance rehabilitation devices for people who have mobility impairments.
Develop better bipedal robots that can help with tasks such as search and rescue.
Our Approach
Employ techniques from a wide variety of fields with an emphasis on mechanical engineering and biology.
Engineering
We design bio-inspired robots that have low energy costs and rely heavily on passive dynamics. On the left are our penguin passive walkers.
Biology
We conduct and analyze data from biological studies on penguin locomotion.
Financial Support
National Science Foundation
New York University
Florida State University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Robert and Mary Frappier’s Sustainability and Environmental Protection Research Award