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These boots were made for superhuman balance. Candler Hobbs, Georgia Institute of Techology

February 15, 2023

Faster‑than‑reflexes robo‑boots boost balance

Lena Ting, Emory University; Gregory S. Sawicki, Georgia Institute of Technology; Max Shepherd, Northeastern University, and Owen Beck, The University of Texas at Austin

If you want to use an exoskeleton to improve balance, a study finds that superhuman reflexes can help you stay upright.

Latching springs provide a boost. Yun Seong Song et al (2017)

July 12, 2017

Energy‑recycling stairs could add a spring to your step

Lena Ting, Emory University

For those with reduced mobility and even just the normally aging, stairs can pose a big problem. A cheap and efficient new prototype could help.

Ballet dancers can apply their intensive training to tasks they haven’t practiced. bezikus/Shutterstock.com

July 9, 2017

Dancing toward better physical rehabilitation

Lena Ting, Emory University and Madeleine Eve Hackney, Emory University

Highly trained dancers provide insights for researchers helping design improved rehab programs for people with mobility impairments. The next step could include rehab robots as dance partners.

How do they do while sleeping what we can barely do at all? Carlos Bustamante Restrepo

May 23, 2017

Neuromechanics of flamingos’ amazing feats of balance

Lena Ting, Emory University and Young-Hui Chang, Georgia Institute of Technology

These birds spend long periods, often asleep, standing on one leg. Is it passive biomechanics or active nervous system control of their muscles that allows them to do easily what’s impossible for us?

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Faster‑than‑reflexes robo‑boots boost balance

Energy‑recycling stairs could add a spring to your step

Dancing toward better physical rehabilitation

Neuromechanics of flamingos’ amazing feats of balance

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