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Robotics Institute

Dan NewmanMarch 30, 2022

Exoskeletons with personalize-your-own settings

Users who could adjust the timing, torque of an ankle exoskeleton typically found comfortable settings in under two minutes.

Dan NewmanDecember 16, 2021

U-M, Humotech partner to bring open-source bionic leg to research labs

The partnership will expand the capabilities of other labs, and enable them to conduct high-impact research.

Dan NewmanDecember 9, 2021

U-M founds first robotics department among top 10 engineering schools

The new department will meet demand from industry and students—and define the emerging discipline

Dan NewmanOctober 4, 2021

$1.7M to build everyday exoskeletons to assist with lifting, walking and climbing stairs

The modular exoskeleton system will help workers and the elderly, boosting ankle, knee and/or hip joints by mounting new motors to off-the-shelf orthotics.

Gabe CherrySeptember 14, 2021

$1M for open-source first-responder robots

An open-source perception and movement system, to be developed with NSF funding, could enable robots that partner with humans in fires and disaster areas.

Dan NewmanAugust 12, 2021

Faster path planning for rubble-roving robots

Splitting the path into difficult and easy terrain speeds up path planning for robots that use “hands” to maintain balance on uneven ground.

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