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🚀 5 years ago, I stumbled—somewhat unexpectedly—into the world of tech translation, commercialization & startups. It's been a wild & enriching adventure!
👨🏾🔬 As a scientist-turned-entrepreneur, this journey opened my eyes to the business world.
But...
👨🏾🔬 As a scientist-turned-entrepreneur, this journey opened my eyes to the business world.
But...
😡 Amidst all the positive learning & growth, there's one thing that truly gets under my skin: misleading marketing & unsubstantiated claims.
😬 Brace yourself: The wearable & assistive tech industry (think #exoskeletons, #prosthetics, sensors) is still plagued by this problem! Whether it's in clinical, occupational, sport, or recreational applications, we need to address it head-on.
Now...
Now...
Where do your research ideas originate from?
I used to source all of mine from academic literature & conferences, or from my own research.
But these can become echo chambers that limit thinking & creativity.
🔥 Here are 4 overlooked places to find impactful research problems:
I used to source all of mine from academic literature & conferences, or from my own research.
But these can become echo chambers that limit thinking & creativity.
🔥 Here are 4 overlooked places to find impactful research problems:
1️⃣ Your own life
• This is why I started studying low back #biomechanics
• I was a parent to young kids & experiencing back pain
• I was curious if we could create more practical exoskeletons that'd fit into my own life
It started as an undergrad project then grew into more:
• This is why I started studying low back #biomechanics
• I was a parent to young kids & experiencing back pain
• I was curious if we could create more practical exoskeletons that'd fit into my own life
It started as an undergrad project then grew into more:
2️⃣ Spending time w/ users
• In academia we often talk about this
• But we tend to involve users too late in R&D
• And I'm not convinced we spend enough time doing it
Hearing pain points directly from #prosthetics users is what prompted the daily activities we now study:
• In academia we often talk about this
• But we tend to involve users too late in R&D
• And I'm not convinced we spend enough time doing it
Hearing pain points directly from #prosthetics users is what prompted the daily activities we now study:
I wish I learned this tip earlier in my career:
👉🏽 If you do R&D on wearable or assistive tech, wear/use prototypes regularly in your daily life. It helps empathize with end users. And improves your ability to design and test for usability & practicality.
Here's why (brief 🧵)
👉🏽 If you do R&D on wearable or assistive tech, wear/use prototypes regularly in your daily life. It helps empathize with end users. And improves your ability to design and test for usability & practicality.
Here's why (brief 🧵)
1. It builds your intuition.
In retrospect, this tip seems obvious. But most researchers & developers don't do it. It took me >10 years of biomedical R&D to realize it.
Once I did, it transformed how I evaluate and develop new #exoskeletons, #prosthetics, #bionics & #wearables
In retrospect, this tip seems obvious. But most researchers & developers don't do it. It took me >10 years of biomedical R&D to realize it.
Once I did, it transformed how I evaluate and develop new #exoskeletons, #prosthetics, #bionics & #wearables
2. It provides clarity.
You'll notice design constraints you never knew existed. You'll think more deeply about user experience. And you'll create better lab and field evaluations more quickly.
It helps preempt fatal flaws before you start any serious design or testing work.
You'll notice design constraints you never knew existed. You'll think more deeply about user experience. And you'll create better lab and field evaluations more quickly.
It helps preempt fatal flaws before you start any serious design or testing work.
Want to improve your scientific presentations?
Every great seminar and conference speaker I've seen in my 15 years as an academic researcher did these 10 things. These can 10x your research visibility and impact. And this will unleash new opportunities. 🔥🚀
Let's dive in:
Every great seminar and conference speaker I've seen in my 15 years as an academic researcher did these 10 things. These can 10x your research visibility and impact. And this will unleash new opportunities. 🔥🚀
Let's dive in:
1. Start with something engaging
• Funny story
• Personal anecdote
• Interesting statistic (that the audience doesn't know)
The first thing you say determines whether the audience will be leaning in to listen or picking up their phone to check email. Act accordingly #SciComm
• Funny story
• Personal anecdote
• Interesting statistic (that the audience doesn't know)
The first thing you say determines whether the audience will be leaning in to listen or picking up their phone to check email. Act accordingly #SciComm
2. Explain the significance
• What's the broader impact on your field?
• What's the future impact on society?
• Why should anyone care?
It doesn't matter if you're presenting to experts in your field or a broad audience. Succinctly and clearly explain why your work matters.
• What's the broader impact on your field?
• What's the future impact on society?
• Why should anyone care?
It doesn't matter if you're presenting to experts in your field or a broad audience. Succinctly and clearly explain why your work matters.
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"The Unthinkable Has Become Possible" - Germany Faces A Political Revolution In 4 Weeks
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#germany #PartisanPolitics
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#germany #PartisanPolitics
Probability and rationality — trickier than most people think
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#probability #rationality #heuristics #judgement
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#probability #rationality #heuristics #judgement
Thanks for all the great @BiomechanicsDay posts, videos & memories shared this week! Refreshing, energizing & inspiring! @CREATEatVandy & I posted on a few social media sites. Compiling here into #NBD2020 ode to #biomechanics! What biomech is to us...
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#Biomechanics is about improving lives. Improving mobility & independence for those w/ disabilities. Preventing injury & sustaining health in others.
We aim to advance understanding of how people move, & translate science/engineering out of the lab.
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engineering.vanderbilt.edu/create/
We aim to advance understanding of how people move, & translate science/engineering out of the lab.
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engineering.vanderbilt.edu/create/
#Biomechanics is studying human movement and musculoskeletal loading to inform how we design #wearables, #exoskeletons and #exosuits to support and protect manual material handlers and other workers in physically demanding jobs.
@EmilyMatijevich @lamers_erik @volgy
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@EmilyMatijevich @lamers_erik @volgy
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New #prosthetics publication that came out during @ISB_ASB2019 characterizes how individual prosthesis user gait biomechanics were affected by the next-generation @OssurCorp Propriofoot (ankle adaptation to slope) during incline walking. 1/n
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@ISB_ASB2019 @OssurCorp Previous studies on similar microprocessor-controlled ankles have focused on group-level results (inter-subject mean). Our study builds upon this by presenting subject-specific results and investigating to what extent individual responses agree with the group-level results. 2/n
@ISB_ASB2019 @OssurCorp The ProprioFoot increased minimum toe clearance for all subjects. Despite the ankle behaving similarly for each user, we observed marked differences in individual responses, e.g., intersubject differences in landing patterns, center of pressure (COP) knee angles and moments. 3/n
Excited for day 1 of @ISB_ASB2019! Including two #prosthetics presentations from our lab members @rachelteater21 & @DavidZiemnicki 1/3
@ISB_ASB2019 @rachelteater21 @DavidZiemnicki David will discuss his work "Exploring effects of artificial gastrocnemius on persons with transtibial amputation using a powered ankle prosthesis" in Transtibial Amputation Functional Analysis session from 9:48-10:00 AM in Glen 208-209. 2/3
@ISB_ASB2019 @rachelteater21 @DavidZiemnicki And Rachel will discuss "Addition of a passive toe joint: considerations for passive and powered ankle-foot prosthesis design" in Foot/Ankle Prostheses session from 3:12 - 3:24 PM in Glen 208-209. 3/3
