A new robot with emu-inspired legs—named "BirdBot"—can walk without motor actuators or active control, unlike many existing legged robots that rely on real-time feedback to adjust their movements. Learn more in Science Robotics: fcld.ly/octjxl6

Jonas Rubenson of Penn State Kines has a new article in Science Robotics looking at how bio-mimicry leads to improved robotic limbs and assistive devices. Learn more: ow.ly/GLyH50IxAqE

🚨Put on your 🎧 a new #JNeurophysiol podcast has been published! 👉JNP Micro Podcasts ”Four Questions”: Task-dependent negotiations of #bimanual #coordination 🖱ow.ly/3s9550Q45sh Many 👏 to Nick Kitchen & Jisung.Y for participating in our series! #AcademicTwitter

Inspiring time at #Neuroscience2023! Engaging talks, insightful discussions, and always a blast spending time with my brilliant colleagues and friends. Grateful for the opportunity to learn and share ideas. Looking forward to future collaborations! #PennState

🎉 Exciting news! My IROS paper on implantable artificial muscles is now online! Explore the future of robotics and bio-machine integration. Check out the groundbreaking research here: doi.org/10.1109/IROS55… Grateful for my amazing colleagues! 🙌 #IROS2023 #ArtificialMuscles

Richard Hanania PhD now is basically a program to get a US Visa. Which for many people is still a decent deal in spite of the abuse. Lower-tier programs where the PhD is even more useless are almost all filled with international students

When athletes suffer serious injuries to their knee ligaments, the road to recovery can be long, and some never return to the game. Understanding exactly how ligaments fail is essential to improving prevention and treatment, but studying these injuries in living people is

Excited to be attending the #ASB2025 conference! If you’ll be there and want to connect, chat research, or grab coffee — feel free to reach out. Looking forward to meeting new faces and catching up with familiar ones!