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Biomechanics Lab
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A lab that investigates how human movement works and explores technologies that support recovery from movement impairments.
AboutAbout the lab
Bridging fields to support the recovery of movement.
Biomechanics Lab studies human movement and the nervous system that supports it, and develops technologies that improve the quality of life of people whose movement is impaired by injury or illness.
Its work includes interventions using the HAL robot suit for patients with stroke or spinal disorders, gait measurement, and technologies that support sign language users.
The lab is currently part of the Life Engineering Lab (LELAB), led by Professor Yoshihiro Kuroda.
It also conducts joint research with clinical departments of the University of Tsukuba Hospital and with other labs within the university.
Key terms
- HAL robot suit
- An exoskeleton-type device worn on the body. It is used for movement interventions in patients with stroke or spinal disorders.
- Inertial measurement unit
- A sensor that records movement data. Because it is portable, the aim is also to use it to measure patients in remote locations.
- Spasticity
- A symptom caused by disrupted signals to the muscles after damage to the brain or spinal cord. It narrows the range of motion and can cause limb deformity and pain.
ResearchResearch themes
Human movement arises from the work of the nervous system, which receives sensations and issues motor commands. The lab studies human movement and its recovery, and explores technologies and methods that improve the quality of life of patients whose movement is impaired.
*Illustrative imageGait intervention with the HAL exoskeleton robot
The HAL robot suit is an exoskeleton-type device that can be used for movement interventions in patients with stroke or spinal disorders. The lab clarifies the neural mechanisms that operate after an intervention and applies this knowledge to improving technologies for patients with neurological diseases.
*Illustrative imageGait analysis with inertial measurement units
VICON cameras, the standard method for measuring gait, are costly and hard to carry. The lab is developing a method to collect equivalent movement data with inertial measurement units (IMUs), aiming at measuring patients in remote locations and long-term follow-up.
*Illustrative imageSpasticity and recovery of movement
Spasticity is common in patients with stroke, spinal cord injury, and cerebral palsy. It narrows the range of motion and can cause limb deformity and pain. The lab is developing a new treatment that is noninvasive and painless, jointly with the Applied Haptics Lab and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Tsukuba Hospital.
*Illustrative imageTechnology to support sign language users
The lab is trying to use technology to create a tool that lets sign language users communicate in sign language without relying on a listener. This is joint research with members of the eXtended perception Lab at the University of Tsukuba.
MembersFaculty
The members of Biomechanics Lab are faculty and visiting researchers; graduate and undergraduate students and research students have also belonged to the lab in the past.As of 2025
- Assistant ProfessorSandra Puentes
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “MotionCapture” T-tus at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Gait intervention with the HAL exoskeleton robot: “Robotic neuro-rehabilitation demonstration at Palon ReWalk” Shefali.assam / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Gait analysis with inertial measurement units: “SparkFun 9DoF-Sensor-Stick Acc+Gyro+Mag 13944-01” SparkFun / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Spasticity and recovery of movement: “Physical Therapy Teaching Lab at CU Anschutz (October 2025)” Mikepascoe / CC0 (cropped)
- Technology to support sign language users: “Bringing Hand Gesture Control to Ultrabooks” Intel Free Press / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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