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Research Initiatives

tamezjesMarch 1, 2023

Responsive ankle exoskeleton algorithm handles changes in pace and gait

An ankle exoskeleton strapped to a human walking on a treadmill

The algorithm uses direct muscle measurement, with the potential to seamlessly support a user who switches between walking and running

tamezjesAugust 30, 2022

Helping people get back to work using deep learning in the occupational health system

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University of Michigan researchers have produced a new prediction model using longitudinal information and deep learning to better predict the return to work time for people with occupational injuries.

tamezjesAugust 25, 2022

Preventing prescription dispensing errors using machine intelligence

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In the United States over four billion prescriptions are dispensed every year. Of those four billion around 2.4 million are incorrectly dispensed, which can be a fatal error. A team of researchers from the University of Michigan looks to machine intelligence to help humans reduce their dispensing errors.

tamezjesAugust 1, 2022

The silent mental health crisis of engineering graduate students

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Research on graduate-level engineering student mental health is vastly under-studied. University of Michigan researchers take a closer look at what has been researched and what still needs to be addressed.

tamezjesJune 6, 2022

U-M student group CLAWS develops tools to help astronauts navigate space

People poses for a photo after a presentation to NASA

The University of Michigan Collaborative Lab for Advancing Work in Space participated in the NASA SUITS Challenge at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. They developed an augmented reality system to help astronauts navigate the moon.

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