Episode 70: Developing better robotic prostheses - Josh Caputo

26/01/2024 29 min Temporada 4 Episodio 70
Episode 70: Developing better robotic prostheses - Josh Caputo

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Claire chatted to Josh Caputo from Humotech all about robotic prostheses, exoskeletons and prototyping. Josh Caputo has a background as a multi-disciplinary engineer focused on robotics. He developed a passion for wearable technology working in the Experimental Biomechatronics Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University. His early work focused on studying powered push-off in prosthetic foot and ankle devices. In 2015, Josh founded Humotech to support clinical trials, commercialization and research and development efforts in wearable robotics. Josh's dream is to see the field expand dramatically in size and innovativeness so that anyone, anywhere can realize their mobility goals. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Mastodon, BlueSky or Threads.  You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.