Salamanca, Gto., October 31, 2018.- Innovative approaches in the fields of robotics and neuroscience, discovered professors and students from the division of engineering of the University of Guanajuato (UG), who attended the conference of Dr. Darío J. Villarreal Suárez "Control systems Inspired by bionic leg robotics."

The Assistant professor of the departments of Electrical and Mechanical engineering, and director of the Neuromechatronics Laboratory at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, estimated that by the year 2050 the United States They will have an increase of twice the incidence of amputations and effusions, largely due to the prevalence of vascular diseases.

It is possible to help regain mobility for this type of patient, with the development of controllers that allow amputees and survivors of a stroke to control robotic leg prostheses, as well as exoskeletons in an intuitive way.

During his talk, they discussed the evolution of the field of robotic prostheses and exoskeletons and how the latest advances try to synchronize the robotic device with human locomotion and the nervous system.

In particular, he presented how his research allows intuitive synchronization between amputees and a robotic leg prosthesis by using and improving advances in the fields of biped robots and neuroscience.

The young researcher was invited to the Salamanca venue of the University of Guanajuato to share his experience with the students of the different engineering programs, who felt inspired by the experience of the young scientist, who received the degree of Mechatronics engineer from the Technological Institute of Saltillo with the summa cum laude distinction and the PhD degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas in Dallas.

In 2012 he received the recognition of the National Association of Engineering Faculties and Schools as one of the best engineering students in Mexico and currently develops his scientific vocation in the United States of America.

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