UTARI

Eileen Clements, PhD Director of Research The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute

UTARI Assistive Technology

Advanced, affordable technology to help humanity perform dirty, dull, dangerous, or difficult tasks in their home, workplace, and community 1.

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– – Biomedical: Wound prevention and healing Medical training – Robotics: Smarter, safer autonomous systems (military, agriculture, homeland security, commercial) – Aid those with disabilities, the elderly, and our wounded warriors – Manufacturing: Customized, cost efficient manufacturing solutions for low-volume production – Enable high-efficiency, low-cost production – Reduce waste and down-time The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute

Tissue Regeneration and Healing

Devices and Systems

Provide appropriate therapeutic conditions and regeneration-permissive environment

Projects

Bioreactors delivering therapeutics, extracting exudates, securing skin grafts, and applying electrical and mechanical stimuli Biodome REHEAL Glove Muscle Regeneration Regenerative Neural electrode The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute

Preventive Care

Technology

Provide appropriate assistive technology for physically impaired people Bubble actuator technology with sensor feedback Integrated hardware and software control

Projects

Dynamic Prosthetic Interface Smart-Seat Cushion The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute

Surgical Simulators

Provide realistic hands-on training for surgery with no risk to the patients and low cost means for healthcare education Computer aided designs, 3D printing, and polymer molding enabled realistic models replications

Projects

Simulator for Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Training The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute

Biomedical Technologies Partners

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Robotics Current Efforts

– Sensorized Robotic Skin – Smart Homes – Golf Ball Sorting – Human-Robot Interaction

Robots

– Dragon Runner 20 – PR2 – Denso Robotic Arm – Zeno -Kuka YouBot -Baxter -RNA

3 Robotics Laboratories 5 Student Robotic Competition Teams

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Robotics Partners

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Advanced Manufacturing

• Flexible Hardware and Software Modules for Lean Manufacturing • Design Optimization of Low Volume Manufacturing with Custom Tools, Equipment, and Processes • Manufacturing Process Automation for Specialized Products • Heterogeneous System Integration and Device Instrumentation • Digital Manufacturing with Hybridization of Additive and Subtractive Processes The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute

Advanced Manufacturing Partners

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User Facility

• • • • • • • • • CHA Industries Metal Deposition Evaporator Dage XD7600NT X-Ray Inspection System Resonetics Rapidx 250 Excimer Laser Machining System Atometric CNC Milling Machine Model G4 Micromill 3D Resin Printing Systems, SLA 3D Printer Viper Si2 Objet Connex 500 3D Printer M9 Flip Chip Bonder FEI SEM H&K Wedge Bonder (www.uta.edu/utari) The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute