Located in western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Amherst is a nationally recognized teaching and research institution with a current enrollment of about 28,500 students.

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Minimum effort simulations of split-belt treadmill walking exploit asymmetry to reduce metabolic energy expenditure

Role of path information in visual perception of joint stiffness

Gait entrainment to torque pulses from a hip exoskeleton robot

We engineered a protective face shield for COVID-19. Here are management lessons that apply to any industry

Meghan Huber is director of the Human Robot Systems Laboratory (HRSL), which focuses on understanding how humans and robots can learn from their physical interactions.

Huber's interdisciplinary research lies at the intersection of robotics, dynamics, controls, human neuroscience and biomechanics. 

Among her work is the development of the HRSL Hip Exoskeleton, a modular, adjustable robotic exoskeleton with the capability to transmit torque about one or both hip joints. The exoskeleton can adjust for different hip sizes using a tightening hip and lower back brace and for various leg lengths using a pin locking mechanism.

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NIH's $1.91M Grant Aims To Explore Role of Circadian Rhythm in Tissue Repair

Walmart Ditches Major Robot Contract: So What Does This Mean For The Industry?

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

A collaborative team led by Frank Sup and Meghan Huber of mechanical and industrial engineering, has designed a medical face shield. These low-cost face shields can be quickly produced to aid health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information on UMass Amherst COVID-19 Response Teams:
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UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the largest public research university in New England, distinguished by the excellence and breadth of its academic, research and community programs. Founded in 1863 and home to nearly 30,000 total undergraduate and graduate students, UMass ranks no. 27 in a field of more than 700 public, four-year colleges across the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's latest annual college guide.

UMass Amherst stretches across more than 1,400 acres of land in the historic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, providing a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers - campus sits 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The idyllic college town of Amherst is home to hiking, biking, museums, music, theater, history, food, farms and much more. UMass Amherst also joins a local consortium of five nationally recognized colleges, including Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges.

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UMass Face Shield Designed by a UMass Amherst COVID-19 Response Team

Dr. Meghan E. Huber
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Title of The talk: Human control and perception of physical interaction: Implications for human-robot systems

IROS 2021 Workshop on Variable Impedance Robotics Skills: Challenges and Opportunities

Meghan Huber: Human control and perception of physical interaction

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