
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University uses Nature's design principles to develop bioinspired materials and devices that will transform medicine and create a more sustainable world. Wyss researchers are developing innovative new engineering solutions for healthcare, energy, architecture, robotics, and manufacturing that are translated into commercial products and therapies through collaborations with clinical investigators, corporate alliances, and formation of new start–ups. The Wyss Institute creates transformative technological breakthroughs by engaging in high risk research, and crosses disciplinary and institutional barriers, working as an alliance that includes Harvard's Schools of Medicine, Engineering, Arts & Sciences and Design, and in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston University, Tufts University, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, University of Zurich and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Recent posts:
- Ultra-sensitive and resilient sensor for soft robotic systems
- Wearable technologies to make rehab more precise
- Cutting surgical robots down to size
- Next-generation cockroach-inspired robot is small but mighty
- New study uses robots to uncover the connections between the human mind and walking control
- The Tentacle Bot
- RoboBee powered by soft muscles
- Complex lattices that change in response to stimuli open a range of applications in electronics, robotics, and medicine
- A gentle grip on gelatinous creatures
- Suit up with a robot to walk AND run more easily
- The RoboBee flies solo
- The little robot that could
- Laying the ground for robotic strategies in environmental protection
- A rubber computer eliminates the last hard components from soft robots
- A safe, wearable soft sensor
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