Save the date for our annual Department of Bioengineering Juneteenth Address! Dr. Michelle Johnson: “Perspectives on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Through a Rehabilitation, Medicine and Robotics Research Lens” June 17th 12:00 PM. #PennBioengineering events.seas.upenn.edu/event/departme…

Lab outing at the Phillies game yesterday!

Dr. Johnson attended the UCL for BioMedEng 22 as one of the plenary speakers. The UK’s largest annual conference in biomed engineering was hosted under the umbrella of the University College London Institute of Healthcare Engineering on 8-9 September 2022. ucl.ac.uk/healthcare-eng…

“Trying something new because it sounds crazy isn’t the worst thing in the world”. Devin Carroll, PhD student working with Dr. Mark Yim and Dr. Michelle Johnson from GRASP Lab, is behind StickBot, a low-cost, accessible robot that can do various things. technical.ly/software-devel…

[October 19, 2022, 5pm-6:15pm CAT, 11am-12:15pm EST] Dr. Mojitaba Ahmadi and Dr. Anna McCormick will be speakers in our next webinar in GPMRR series. Title of the talk: Robotics for Assisted Gait: Engineering and Medical Perspectives from Canada Register: elsevier.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

UPenn PM&R is hosting a special Deans’ Distinguished Visiting Professorship program on Tuesday December 20th from 5-6pm. Dr. Linker from SAS will be presenting “The Other Disabled President: JFK, Low Back Pain & the Posture Sciences in Cold War America.” med.upenn.edu/evdresearch/dd…

Dr. Maikutlo Kebaetse, Dr. Rochelle Mendonca, Dr. Michelle Johnson, and Ntsatsi Mogorosi will be sharing their expertise and experience on the implementation of Robots for Assessment and Treatment of Stroke and HIV in Botswana. Register for the webinar: elsevier.zoom.us/webinar/regist….

MindCORE is now accepting undergraduate applications for the Spring 2023 Research Assistant Training Program (RATP). This 6-week course introduces students to important tools in cognitive science research. More information and application form: mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/ratp/

An interesting article about mistaken AI predictions. technologyreview.com/2017/10/06/241…

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GPMRR April 19th Seminar Register in advance for this webinar: elsevier.zoom.us/webinar/regist… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

We are thrilled to announce the release of the book "Rehabilitation Robots for Neurorehabilitation in High, Low, and Middle Income Countries: Current Practice, Barriers, and Future Directions", by Dr. Michelle Johnson and Dr. Rochelle Mendonca. More info: lnkd.in/eiAKxTavISBN

MindCORE are pleased to announce the 2024 MindCORE Summer Fellowship Program. Eligibility: full-time freshmen, sophomores, or junior undergrad students at an accredited institution. Applications will be open from early November to Jan 1, 2024. Visit: mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/research/summe…

K&S Elevating Women in Engineering & Tech Summit November 13, 2023 Franklin Institute / Philadelphia, PA Please visit: lnkd.in/eYjTKxKb

New GPMRR seminar on November 15, 2023, at 10:00 am EST: Can simplifying rehabilitation robots improve their clinical uptake? To register for the webinar, please see events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b47305d4…

🌟UPenn PMR Rehabilitation Research🌟 Please join us tomorrow on Tuesday, Nov 28th at 5:00PM ET for Research Grand Rounds, presented by Harvard’s distinguished, Dr. David Lin. To attend, please use the following link: upenn.zoom.us/j/94412058576?…

New article on the innovative technologies as powerful approaches to stroke rehabilitation! 🌟The Future of Stroke Care: Unleashing the Potential of Robotics 🌟open.substack.com/pub/motusacade…

We're happy to announce new GPMRR seminar on February 21, 2024, 10am-11:00am EST with speakers from Bristol Robotic Lab, UWE. "Open Source: Toward Increasing the Use of Rehabilitation Robots in Developing Countries" To register for the webinar, please see events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d3c3c2a…

🎈 Penn Engineering Presents a Celebration of Diversity 🗓 3/29/24 in Wu & Chen Auditorium from 3-6 PM

🌟 We're happy to announce new GPMRR seminar on July 17th at 11:00am EST and 5:00pm CST, featuring collaborators from the PANDA project in the Rehab Robotics Lab. "AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF INFANTS AT RISK FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY" Register here: lnkd.in/g93B4vF3