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Neural Interface System for Somatosensory Feedback

<img width="1024" height="682" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Top-structure-cat-1024x682.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Top-structure-cat-980x653.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Top-structure-cat-480x320.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw">NC State's Yaoyao Jia has been chosen to lead one of the new collaborative NSF programs, with a million-dollar grant aimed at improving our understanding of somatosensory feedback with the help of a cat.

Researchers Incorporate Computer Vision, Uncertainty into AI for Robotic Prosthetics

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lobaton-huang-2020-header-1500-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lobaton-huang-2020-header-1500-980x551.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lobaton-huang-2020-header-1500-480x270.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw">Lobaton's lab leverages AI to create a software integration for existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of terrain.

Out of the Lab and Into the World

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/daniele_sized-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Michael Daniele in his lab." loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/daniele_sized-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/daniele_sized-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/daniele_sized-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/daniele_sized-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/daniele_sized.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Three NC State ECE faculty members are 2019 recipients of fund awards from Chancellor’s Innovation Fund as they develop microneedle patches and fast chargers for electric vehicles.

NC State Named First University-Based IBM Q Hub in North America

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">NC State will be the first university in North America to establish an IBM Quantum Computing Hub as part of the global IBM Q Network, a collaboration of top Fortune 500 companies, universities and research labs working with tech powerhouse IBM to advance quantum computing.

Tracking the Movement of Cyborg Cockroaches

<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Edgar-biobot-motion-HEADER-992x558-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">New research from North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches – or biobots – move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to their goal of using biobots to explore collapsed buildings and other spaces in order to identify survivors. […]

Researchers Develop Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration

<img width="1024" height="703" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-1024x703.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-452x310.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-768x527.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Researchers from NC State, including the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person’s skin hydration for use in applications that need to detect dehydration before it poses a health problem. The device is lightweight, flexible and stretchable and has already been incorporated into prototype devices […]

Tech Would Use Drones and Insect Biobots to Map Disaster Areas

<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Researchers at North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas – such as collapsed buildings after a disaster. “The idea would be to release a […]

An Efficient Approach for Tracking Physical Activity with Wearable Health-Monitoring Devices

<img width="452" height="254" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/18-452x254.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers from North Carolina State University's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical activity based on data from wearable devices.

Canine Communication

<img width="328" height="479" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Computer science and electrical engineering researchers have made an effort to improve service dogs' signals to companions.

Lightweight Wearable Tech Efficiently Converts Body Heat to Electricity

<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. The experimental prototypes are lightweight, conform to the shape of the body, and can generate far more electricity than previous lightweight heat harvesting technologies. The researchers also identified the optimal […]