Elliott J. Rouse

Elliott J Rouse is an American mechanical engineer, roboticist, and academic. He is an associate professor in the Departments of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Neurobionics Lab at the University of Michigan.

Rouse's research interests encompass precision machine design, exoskeletons/robotic prostheses development, brushless motors, human locomotion dynamics, perception, psychophysics, neural control of movement, biomechanics, and human performance augmentation. His work has been featured on ''TED'', ''The Discovery Channel'', ''CNN'', ''National Public Radio'', ''Wired Magazine UK'', and ''Business Insider''. His research has been published in academic journals, including ''Science Robotics'', ''Nature Biomedical Engineering'', ''IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, and Nature''. With the addition of several patents for wearable robotic system design and control, he is the recipient of awards including the NSF CAREER Award, Departmental Faculty Award, and the Henry Russel Award at University of Michigan. Provided by Wikipedia