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Bionics Lab › Goals & Mission The Bionics Lab at UCLA is a research group aiming to develop science, technology, and human resources at the interface between robotics, biological systems, and medicine. The goal is to produce useful, innovative research and technology as well as trained researchers fluent in both science, engineering, biological systems, and robotics. The primary research fields of the Bionics Lab are medical robotics and biorobotics including surgical robotics, and wearable robotics as they apply to the following fields: control, human motor control, neural control, human and brain machine interfaces, motor control rehabilitation (stroke), brain plasticity, haptics, virtual reality, teleoperation, biomechanics (full body kinematics and dynamics as well as soft/hard tissues biomechanics). Research in these fields is conducted as part of collaboration efforts with the UCLA medical school – Dept. of Surgery - Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT) , Dept. of Ophthalmology - Advanced Robotic Eye Surgery (ARES) Laboratory , as well as other medical schools such as UCSF and University of Washington. Principal Investigator / Lab Director : Jacob Rosen Research Wearable Robotics - Exoskeletons Robotic systems that are worn by the human operator as an orthotic devices and used as a human-amplifier, assistive device, haptic device, or for automatic physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Upper Limb Exoskeleton Lower Limb Exoskeleton Muscle Modeling Kinematics & Dynamics of the Upper Limb Surgical Robotics Robotic devices enabling the surgeon to learn and perform minimally invasive and open surgery safely and effectively. Surgical Robotics - Design, Development & Integration Telesurgery / Teleoperation Soft Tissue Biomechanics and Tissue Damage Surgical Task Decomposition Objective Assesment of Surgical Skills Multidimensional Topics A cluster of research and educational efforts in Bioengineering, and Biomedical Engineering with a special focus on the human machine interface. Haptics Central Venous Catheter - Training Program Virtual Reality - Gaming Orthopedic Implants Hidden Markov Model Toolbox for Matlab Bionics - Definition Wikipedia Bionics (also known as biomimetics, biognosis, biomimicry, or bionical creativity engineering) is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. The word "bionic" was coined by Jack E. Steele in 1958, possibly originating from the Greek word "βίον", pronounced "bion", meaning "unit of life" and the suffix -ic, meaning "like" or "in the manner of", hence "like life". Some dictionaries, however, explain the word as being formed from " bio logy" + "electro nics ". Marriam-Webster bi·on·ics, Pronunciation:\bī-ä-niks\; Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction ; Etymology: 2bi- + -onics (as in electronics ), Date: 1960; Definition : a science concerned with the application of data about the functioning of biological systems to the solution of engineering problems. YouTube Channeles Bionics Lab Channel - This YouTube channel includes videos featuring research results, demonstrations of systems, and talks/lectures related research conducted by members of the UCLA Bionics Lab. Senior Capstone Design (MAE162E & ECE183DB) - This YouTube channel includes presentations of the Capstone Design senior class at UCLA. Each groups includes students from the mechanical and the electrical engineering departments designing collaboratively engineering systems. The class is instructed by Jacob Rosen (MAE) and Ankur Mehta (ECE) News Wearable Robotics: Systems and Applications Jacob Rosen Peter Ferguson (Editors) Wearable Robotics: Systems and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of wearable robotics, including active orthotics (exoskeleton) and active prosthetics for the upper and lower limb and full body. In its two major sections, wearable robotics systems are described from both engineering perspectives and their application in medicine and industry. Systems and applications at various levels of the development cycle are presented, including those that are still under active research and development, systems that are under preliminary or full clinical trials, and those in commercialized products. This book is a great resource for anyone working in this field, including researchers, industry professionals and those who want to use it as a teaching mechanism. Publisher: Academic Press / Elisevier; 1st Edition. (2019) Hardcover: 550 pages Language: English ISBN: 978-0-128-14659-0 Publisher Web Site Wear a Robot – Strike Stroke - TEDx Palo Alto 2018 Togather with: Frederick Schwedner, Yang Shen, and Ji Ma April 2018 MAE Professor Jacob Rosen delivered his talk entitled Wear a Robot – Strike Stroke” at TEDx Palo Alto 2018. The talk covered his personal journey in science, exploring principles such as symmetry and redundancy and their application in human body motion, the implication of stroke on the motor control system, and his scientific efforts in developing upper limb exoskeleton systems to recover the motor control of stroke patients using dual arm modes. In these modes, both the arm affected by stroke as well as the arm that was unaffected are involved in the physical therapy, while the wearable exoskeleton system provides assistance as needed – as the patient interacts with virtual objects in virtual worlds. A dual arm physical therapy engages the left and the right hemispheres simultaneously while maximizing brain plasticity as part of the brain’s efforts to recover lost functions. The talk included a patient showing the audience the motor control implications of stroke and the physical disabilities associated with it, following by a demonstration of the dual arm exoskeleton as a system that can be incorporated into the physical therapy following stroke, and offers a paradigm shift in recovering lost motor control functions. UCLA Dept. of MAE Press Release Peter Ferguson - Engineering, Robotics, and Exoskeletons - Generation Genius Bionics lab PhD student Peter Ferguson discusses engineering and robotics for Generation Genius (The Lab Report with Dr. Jeff - Kids Show ). BioRobotics - An Overview of the Bionics at UCLA By Diana Wehmeier / Judit Agui / Katinka Schuett This Scientist’s Robots Might One Day Perform Surgery in Space UCLA’s Dr. Jacob Rosen discusses his EXO-UL8 exoskeleton and Raven, a teleoperation system that could one day facilitate surgery for sick or injured space travelers By S.C. Stuart April 21, 2018 Robotics May Drive the Future of Healthcare Nov 3, 2017 By Katherine Kornei The entire field of medicine is shifting from a human-based service provider to automation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI),” says Rosen. This trend is promoted and enabled in part by robotic technology.” Rosen is quick to note that robots aren’t entirely replacing humans, however. The human is still in the loop as a decision maker.” UCLA School of Engineering Press Release EXO-UL8 Dual Arm/Hand 8 DOF Upper Limb Wearble Exoskeleton EXO-UL8 robotic system is one of the most advanced dual arm wearable exoskeleton systems available today. It includes a total of 16 Degrees of freedom (DOF) – 8 DOF per arm (7 DOF arm & 1 DOF hand). The system is fully integrated and it is currently tested with various algorithms as a therapeutic modality for Stroke along with a set of virtual reality (VR) tasks. The VR tasks include both diagnostic tasks and therapeutic tasks. Surgical Robotics & Wearable Robotics Everting IoT (Internet of Things) Global Leadership Summit 2017 OCt. 11-12, 2017, Sydney Australia, Eitan Binstock (Organizer & Host) Roboscope the Surgical Cockpit and Automation in Neurosurgery, Canadian Neurosurgical Innovation Meeting, Toronto, ON Spt. 10-11, 2016 Dec. 2017 The paper co-authored by Joel Perry , Jacob Rosen , and Stephen Burns MD, and entitled "Upper-Limb Powered...