Biorobotics and Biomechanics Laboratory (BBL)

PI Hejrati has established BBL the Biorobotics and Biomechanics Lab (BBL) to perform biomechanical studies and develop assistive robotic devices. The facilities and resources of the utilized are located in a 1000-sq. ft. laboratory space located at the Crosby Hall building, which is fully equipped with:

-A nine-camera motion capture system

(Vicon Motion System Ltd., Oxford, UK) includingT20 and Vantage high-resolution and high-speed cameras.

Motion capturing high-resolution and high-speed camera.The nine-camera motion capture system information uploaded to the computerA nine-camera motion capture system setup with a skeleton as a subject on a treadmill

-A DELSYS EMG system

Containing 16 wireless electrodes and accelerometers

-Wireless EEG Headset

-PNOE breath analysis

Allows users to measure metabolic energy during various activities to measure and analyze energy cost of walking.

Image of PNOE breath analysis device.

-A robotic arm manipulator (WAM)

Robotic Arm device

-3 3D printers

capable of printing with ABS, TPU, and PLA

-PCB milling machine

PCB milling machine