Our work re-thinks how we interface with the human body.

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2024

METAMORPHIC FLEXURE BEARINGS FOR EXTENDED RANGE OF MOTION

Cameron R. Taylor, Will Flanagan, Talmage H. Jones, He Kai Lim, Jonathan B. Hopkins, Tyler R. Clites. TechRxiv (2024)

Metamorphic flexure bearings extend compliant mechanism benefits with a conventional bearing range of motion. Download the paper.

MECHANONEURAL INTERFACES FOR BIONIC INTEGRATION

Tony Shu, Guillermo Herrera-Arcos, Cameron R. Taylor, Hugh M. Herr. Nature Reviews Bioengineering (2024)

Surgical engineering enables us to provide improved interfaces to the human body. Download the paper.

2023

NON-PYROGENICITY AND BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF PARYLENE-COATED MAGNETIC BEAD IMPLANTS

Cameron R. Taylor, Joshua K. Nott, Nilmini H. Ratnasena, Joel M. Cohen, Hugh M. Herr. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2023)

When rigorously manufactured, magnetic bead implants are fully biocompatible for implantation in humans. Download the paper.

2022

CLINICAL VIABILITY OF MAGNETIC BEAD IMPLANTS IN MUSCLE

Cameron R. Taylor†, William H. Clark†, Ellen G. Clarrissimeaux, Seong Ho Yeon, Matthew J. Carty, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Roderick T. Bronson, Thomas J. Roberts, Hugh M. Herr. Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology (2022)

When rigorously manufactured, magnetic bead implants can be safely used as muscle tracking markers in humans. Download the paper.

UNTETHERED MUSCLE TRACKING USING MAGNETOMICROMETRY

Cameron R. Taylor†, Seong Ho Yeon†, William H. Clark, Ellen G. Clarrissimeaux, Mary Kate O’Donnell, Thomas J. Roberts, Hugh M. Herr. Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology (2022)

Magnetomicrometry enables untethered muscle tissue length tracking in freely-moving animals. Download the paper.

2021

MAGNETOMICROMETRY

Cameron R. Taylor, Shriya S. Srinivasan, Seong Ho Yeon, Mary Kate O’Donnell, Thomas J. Roberts, and Hugh M. Herr. Science Robotics (2021)

Magnetic beads can be used for real-time minimally-invasive muscle tissue length tracking. Download the paper.

2020

ATHACK: CO-DESIGN AND EDUCATION IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Jaya Narain, Ishwarya Ananthabhotla, Samuel Mendez, Cameron R. Taylor, Hosea Siu, Lora Brugnaro, Adriana Mallozzi. Extended Abstracts Of The 2020 CHI Conference On Human Factors In Computing Systems (2020)

Assistive technology hackathons provide a powerful educational and service experience for engineering students. Download the paper.

2019

LOW-LATENCY TRACKING OF MULTIPLE PERMANENT MAGNETS

Cameron R. Taylor, Haley G. Abramson, Hugh M. Herr. IEEE Sensors Journal (2019)

Magnets can be tracked at high speed by using common subexpression elimination to calculate the optimization gradient. Download the paper.

2017

ON PROSTHETIC CONTROL: A REGENERATIVE AGONIST-ANTAGONIST MYONEURAL INTERFACE

Shriya S. Srinivasan, Matthew J. Carty, Peter W. Calvaresi, Tyler R. Clites, Benjamin E. Maimon, Cameron R. Taylor, Anthony N. Zorzos, Hugh M. Herr. Science Robotics (2017)

Surgical attachment of the agonist and antagonist muscles after amputation restores proprioceptive feedback. Download the paper.

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