Conor Walsh
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Conor Walsh

Google Scholar ID: sKSTKAoAAAAJ
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Roboticsmechanical designcontrolwearablesoft
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Academic Achievements
  • - Soft Robotics Mechanotherapy Leg Wrap and Textile-Based Capacitive Strain Sensor featured in the Cornell Fashion in Transit exhibit
  • - The Soft Robotic Glove project was part of the Nature Exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum
  • - A licensing agreement announced by Harvard’s Office of Technology Development for a light reflecting catheter developed in collaboration with Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and MIT
  • - Josh Gafford successfully defended his PhD thesis
Research Experience
  • Involved in multiple projects, including but not limited to:
  • - Developing next-generation soft wearable robots for enhancing or restoring mobility of healthy and physically disabled individuals
  • - Designing and manufacturing mm-scale medical devices with integrated actuation and sensing for minimally invasive procedures
  • - Researching new design, fabrication, modeling, and control approaches for soft actuators, sensors, and integrated robotic systems
Background
  • Focused on developing robots and smart medical devices that are specifically intended for interacting and cooperating with humans; research interests include soft exosuits, smart medical devices, and soft robotics.