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Overview

Conor J. Walsh is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation. Additional subfields include Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, as well as Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Louis N. Awad, Krithika Swaminathan, Richard W. Nuckols, Terry D. Ellis, and Tommaso Proietti. Their publications have appeared often in venues such as the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Advanced Materials Technologies, Science Robotics, and IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

Recent papers published by this scientist illustrate a span of research interests and contributions. These include:

  • Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines, 2020, Nature
  • Textile Technology for Soft Robotic and Autonomous Garments, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance, 2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Artificial intelligence meets medical robotics, 2023, Science
  • Individualization of exosuit assistance based on measured muscle dynamics during versatile walking, 2021, Science Robotics

Best Publications

  • Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics that Actuate Rapidly

    Bobak Mosadegh;Bobak Mosadegh;Panagiotis Polygerinos;Christoph Keplinger;Sophia W Wennstedt

  • Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

    Panagiotis Polygerinos;Zheng Wang;Kevin C. Galloway;Robert J. Wood

  • Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators

    Panagiotis Polygerinos;Zheng Wang;Johannes T. B. Overvelde;Kevin C. Galloway

  • A soft robotic exosuit improves walking in patients after stroke.

    Louis N. Awad;Louis N. Awad;Louis N. Awad;Jaehyun Bae;Jaehyun Bae;Kathleen O’Donnell;Kathleen O’Donnell;Stefano M. M. De Rossi;Stefano M. M. De Rossi

  • Towards a soft pneumatic glove for hand rehabilitation

    Panagiotis Polygerinos;Stacey Lyne;Zheng Wang;Luis Fernando Nicolini

  • Human-in-the-loop optimization of hip assistance with a soft exosuit during walking

    Ye Ding;Ye Ding;Myunghee Kim;Myunghee Kim;Scott Kuindersma;Conor J. Walsh;Conor J. Walsh

  • A QUASI-PASSIVE LEG EXOSKELETON FOR LOAD-CARRYING AUGMENTATION

    Conor James Walsh;Ken Endo;Hugh M. Herr

  • Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle

    Fionnuala Connolly;Panagiotis Polygerinos;Conor J. Walsh;Katia Bertoldi

  • Capacitive Soft Strain Sensors via Multicore–Shell Fiber Printing

    Andreas Frutiger;Joseph T. Muth;Daniel M. Vogt;Yiǧit Mengüç

  • A biologically inspired soft exosuit for walking assistance

    Alan T. Asbeck;Stefano M.M. De Rossi;Kenneth G. Holt;Conor J. Walsh

  • Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines.

    Oluwaseun A. Araromi;Moritz A. Graule;Kristen L. Dorsey;Sam Castellanos

  • Automatic design of fiber-reinforced soft actuators for trajectory matching.

    Fionnuala Connolly;Conor J Walsh;Katia Bertoldi

  • A lightweight soft exosuit for gait assistance

    Michael Wehner;Brendan Quinlivan;Patrick M. Aubin;Ernesto Martinez-Villalpando

  • Wearable soft sensing suit for human gait measurement

    Yiğit Mengüç;Yong-Lae Park;Hao Pei;Daniel Vogt

  • Reducing the metabolic rate of walking and running with a versatile, portable exosuit.

    Jinsoo Kim;Giuk Lee;Roman Heimgartner;Dheepak Arumukhom Revi

  • Batch Fabrication of Customizable Silicone‐Textile Composite Capacitive Strain Sensors for Human Motion Tracking

    Asli Atalay;Asli Atalay;Vanessa Sanchez;Vanessa Sanchez;Ozgur Atalay;Ozgur Atalay;Daniel M. Vogt;Daniel M. Vogt

  • Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function

    Ellen T. Roche;Ellen T. Roche;Ellen T. Roche;Markus A. Horvath;Markus A. Horvath;Markus A. Horvath;Isaac Wamala;Ali Alazmani

  • Stronger, Smarter, Softer: Next-Generation Wearable Robots

    Alan T. Asbeck;Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi;Ignacio Galiana;Ye Ding

  • Assistance Magnitude Versus Metabolic Cost Reductions for a Tethered Multiarticular Soft Exosuit

    Brendan T. Quinlivan;Brendan T. Quinlivan;Sangjun Lee;Sangjun Lee;Philippe Malcolm;Philippe Malcolm;Denise M. Rossi;Denise M. Rossi;Denise M. Rossi

  • Robotic Artificial Muscles: Current Progress and Future Perspectives

    Jun Zhang;Jun Sheng;Ciaran T. O'Neill;Conor J. Walsh

  • Mechanically programmable bend radius for fiber-reinforced soft actuators

    Kevin C. Galloway;Panagiotis Polygerinos;Conor J. Walsh;Robert J. Wood

  • A Highly Sensitive Capacitive-Based Soft Pressure Sensor Based on a Conductive Fabric and a Microporous Dielectric Layer

    Ozgur Atalay;Ozgur Atalay;Asli Atalay;Asli Atalay;Joshua Gafford;Joshua Gafford;Conor Walsh;Conor Walsh

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Wood
Robert J. Wood Harvard University
David J. Mooney
David J. Mooney Harvard University
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Katia Bertoldi
Katia Bertoldi Harvard University
Robert D. Howe
Robert D. Howe Harvard University
Pedro J. del Nido
Pedro J. del Nido Boston Children's Hospital
Bobak Mosadegh
Bobak Mosadegh Cornell University
Yong-Lae Park
Yong-Lae Park Seoul National University

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