Artificial Body Zone Report – June 2018

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The Artificial Body Zone was supported by Wellcome, with six engineers taking part.

  • Sufia is looking at the metals used for vaccination needles, and figuring out ways to make them less painful when inserted into the body
  • Sophie is a medical research engineer using 3D printing to make metal bones
  • Ian is a PhD researcher who designs surgical implants to help people with joint-related injuries
  • Chung Han is undertaking a PhD, currently testing different upper-limb prosthesis designs using a virtual simulation
  • Cat works as a clinical scientist in a hospital developing new pieces of medical equipment to improve patient care
  • Boris, the winner of the zone, is a PhD student using machine learning techniques to teach a robot how to process visual sign language
Posted on July 17, 2018 by in 2018, WT, Zone Reports. Comments Off on Artificial Body Zone Report – June 2018