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Six invited to perform bionic testing in Japan
>> Sep 4, 2009 5:10:27 PM <<
With the aim of delving into bionics and biomechanics, a group of graduate students collaborating with the Biomedical Devices Research Chair, traveled as invited researchers to Kanazawa University’s Bionics Lab, in Japan.
Students Miguel Bueno, Karla Huerta, Diana Montoya, Rocío Gosch, and Mariela Aguilar, of the Manufacturing Systems Master’s degree program; and Juan Luis Salazar, of the Intelligent Systems Master’s degree program, enjoyed a 2 month sojourn in Japan, where they took seminars, learned new computer programs, and carried out projects ranging from designing a pillow enhancing rest to the analysis and simulation of the human jaw’s workings.
Bionics is the branch of learning which tries to simulate living beings’ behavior via instruments that faithfully imitate original workings, while biomechanics studies the mechanical-like structures within living beings.
“We were there 65 days, from June 1 to August 5, developing our projects at the Bionics Lab headed by Kanasawa University professor researcher Dr. Jiro Sakamoto,” Miguel Bueno explained. He also emphasized that the experience had been highly significant both on the professional and the personal fronts.
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