Tag: Human Factors
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A common language to describe and assess human-agent teams
Using a new taxonomy, an analysis of testbeds that simulate human and autonomous agent teams finds a need for more complex testbeds to mimic real-world scenarios.
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Individual finger control for advanced prostheses demonstrated in primates
An electrode array implanted in the brain predicts finger motions in near real time.
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Stronger, faster, further
Charting a path to powered exoskeletons: A Q&A with Leia Stirling
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‘It’s like you have a hand again’
An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic.
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Cracking the cochlea: U-M team creates mathematical model of ear’s speech center
New research paves the way for modeling the transduction of speech and music at the cochlear level.
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Has the Olympics changed how it measures false-starts in track?
A Q&A with a biomechanics expert who has researched reaction times
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No sponge left behind: tags for surgical equipment
A simple, easy-to-implement technology could prevent the debilitating injuries that can occur when organs are damaged by surgical tools left in the body.
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Autonomous robot construction is here
U-M researchers have developed modeling techniques that will help on-site construction robots with autonomous decision making.