{"673066":{"#nid":"673066","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"\u2018Exoskeleton\u2019 research at Georgia Tech could represent future of walking, movement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMoving with an exoskeleton sounds a bit like science fiction, but it\u2019s actually the cutting edge of what\u2019s possible. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epic.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEPIC\u003C\/a\u003E (Exoskeleton and Prosthetic Intelligent Controls) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/power.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPoWeR\u003C\/a\u003E (Physiology of Wearable Robotics) labs at Georgia Tech are working to create exoskeletons that restore and even enhance walking abilities. Here, Senior Research Scientist and clinician \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/herrin\u0022\u003EKinsey Herrin\u003C\/a\u003E works to improve\u0026nbsp;14-year-old Sebastian Andres Sacerdoti\u0027s ability to walk after suffering from a tumor impaired his movement at seven years-old. The PoWeR lab is run by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/greg-sawicki\u0022\u003EGreg Sawicki\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the\u0026nbsp;George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMoving with an exoskeleton sounds a bit like science fiction, but it\u2019s actually the cutting edge of what\u2019s possible. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epic.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEPIC\u003C\/a\u003E (Exoskeleton and Prosthetic Intelligent Controls) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/power.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPoWeR\u003C\/a\u003E (Physiology of Wearable Robotics) labs at Georgia Tech are working to create exoskeletons that restore and even enhance walking abilities. Here, Senior Research Scientist and clinician \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/herrin\u0022\u003EKinsey Herrin\u003C\/a\u003E works to improve\u0026nbsp;14-year-old Sebastian Andres Sacerdoti\u0027s ability to walk after suffering from a tumor impaired his movement at seven years-old. The PoWeR lab is run by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/greg-sawicki\u0022\u003EGreg Sawicki\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the\u0026nbsp;George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2024-02-19 20:59:56","changed_gmt":"2024-02-19 20:59:55","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Atlanta News First","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/video\/2024\/02\/13\/exoskeleton-research-georgia-tech-could-represent-future-walking-movement\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"89521","name":"Exoskeleton"},{"id":"9535","name":"medical device"},{"id":"177006","name":"biomedical device"},{"id":"182109","name":"walking ability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}