HFI researchers are leading the way at the Society for Neuroscience Conference, presenting new developments in neuroprosthetics! Read more: bit.ly/4heDHT7 #Neuroscience #Neuroprosthetics #InnovationInResearch

Congrats to Nabeel Chowdhury for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis! His research on peripheral nerve stimulation is advancing neuroengineering and sensory technology. Learn more about his work on our site. bit.ly/3AjN1o0

Jack Hayden is assisting HFI with our Robotic Arm System, training with it and providing feedback that drives innovation in assistive tech. Read more: bit.ly/48JDdk8 #AssistiveTechnology #TechForGood #BionicArm #Innovation

Congratulations to HFI researcher Noah Medrano, now a Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar! From leading the Affect-Sensing Wearables project at SaPHaRI Lab to hosting CWRU's DEI Fair, Noah's impact is inspiring. Read more: bit.ly/48VD7Gd

HFI welcomes Mackenzie Elmer as the new lab manager! A Case Western Reserve graduate, Mackenzie brings expertise from Rockwell Automation and the Cleveland VA Hospital to support quality systems and research. Learn more: bit.ly/4fEXkCw

Susan Schramfield completed her M.S. project, “Mixed Reality Experimental Environment,” at Case Western Reserve. Her work advances haptics and neuroengineering at HFI. Learn more: bit.ly/3Vfn1BB

HFI researchers presented their work at IEEE Telepresence, contributing to advancements in telepresence technology. Learn more: bit.ly/4fVne5f

Freethink’s Hard Reset explores how Afference’s Phantom harness is bringing touch to VR. Using HFI tech, it interacts with the nervous system via non-invasive electrical signals. Learn more: bit.ly/3DjGL0H #HFI #NeuralHaptics #Freethink

Excited to welcome Zach Patterson as HFI’s new Mechanical Engineering faculty member! With experience from Carnegie Mellon and MIT, he’ll lead our Cybernetics and Physical Intelligence Lab, focusing on bio-inspired robotics. Learn more: bit.ly/400y96Q

The Human Fusions Institute is hiring! Join us as a Full Time Engineer at Case Western Reserve University. Help advance research in neural interfacing, wearable tech, and human-in-the-loop systems. 💼 Salary: $56,395–$71,340 🔗 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4alBli8

The Human Fusions Institute is hiring a full-time Network Engineer to work on NeuroReality—a platform enabling real-time sensory communication between humans and machines. Salary: $65,779–$83,210 More: bit.ly/4alBli8 #HumanFusions #EngineeringJob

Three papers, one global stage. Students from CWRU’s SaPHaRI Lab presented their research at the ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference. A major milestone—many had their first accepted paper. Read more: bit.ly/4hVe3lC #HumanFusions #HRI2025 #SaPHaRI

We're proud to announce that Sedona Cady has defended her Ph.D. thesis! Read more about her journey to restore function and sensation to individuals with upper limb loss here: bit.ly/3XH4gZ1

We're proud to celebrate Andrew Chen, recipient of an Ohio Space Grant Consortium Fellowship, which will support his work in the SaPHaRI (Social and Physical Human-Robot Interaction) Lab as he begins his master's thesis. Full story: bit.ly/3XRCb1g #robotics #HFI #AI

Human Fusions researcher Alexis E. Block is featured in The Daily today. Her SaPHaRI Lab designs, builds, and programs robots for unique and exciting social and physical interactions with humans. Read more about it in The Daily: bit.ly/3RdMM2H

Austin Wilson, a member of the SaPHaRI Lab, explores how technology can provide meaningful emotional support when human connection is limited. He has presented his research to local and international audiences. bit.ly/4jwuciE

Jonah Mudge, a member of Emily Graczyk's lab, is being celebrated for his success and leadership as a graduate TA at CWRU. The course instructor shared that "students appreciate [Mudge's] careful and methodical approach to problem solving.” Full story: bit.ly/3SbVKxN

From winning the Italian Book Prize to pursuing cutting-edge work in human-robot interaction, CWRU student Mauricio Negrón exemplifies how engineering and the humanities can come together to create real impact. Read more: bit.ly/3GlpKVH #HumanCenteredTech #HumanFusions