This talk will provide an overview of research in OSU's Robotics and Human
Control Systems Lab directed by Prof. Balasubramanian. Prof.
Balasubramanian's work seeks to simultaneously draw inspiration from the
human body's control system to advance robotic systems and to use robotic
systems to understand the human body and improve quality of life. This
viewpoint spawns many unique research questions across domains. In this
talk, Prof. Balasubramanian will highlight ongoing research work in
robotics-inspired passive implant design for orthopedic surgery for
re-engineering the mechanics of movement and force transmission from
within the body, focussing on their benefits and challenges.

Prof. Ravi Balasubramanian is an Associate Professor in the
Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS)
Institute and the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and
Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University
(OSU). He directs the Robotics and Human Control Systems
Laboratory at OSU. Born in India, Prof. Balasubramanian
received his B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the
National University of Singapore with top honors and his
PhD from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon
University. He did a post-doctoral fellowship at the
University of Washington in computational neuroscience and
biomechanics, was a researcher at Intel Labs Seattle in
personal robotics, and then was a research scientist at Yale
University. Prof. Balasubramanian has received the NSF
CAREER grant and the Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Program Neuromusculoskeletal Injuries Research
Award, among other honors.