The goal of our work is to advance human mobility using assistive robots.
We leverage tools from robotics & controls, neural engineering, biomechanics, and machine learning to design and evaluate personalized, adaptive control strategies for exoskeletons and powered mobility devices.
Latest News
June 2025
Congratulations to undergraduate student Mia Onodera who graduated with her BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering! Mia is headed to the Univeristy of Illinois to pursue a PhD in human-computer interaction.
Undergraduate student Mia Onodera presented her research at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium and the CREATE Research Showcase. Mia developed a clinical app to display quantitative metrics of powered mobility use in the clinic. Her app will be deployed at Kindering Developmental Center for pilot testing this summer!
May 2025
PhD student Annika Pfister won 3rd place in the Best Student Paper Competition at the International Conference on Rehabiliation Robotics (ICORR)! Annika was selected as a Top 6 Finalist out of 180 student paper submissions. She presented her work in a session during RehabWeek along with the other 5 finalists. Congratulations Annika!
January 2025
New publication alert! PI Ingraham and an interdisciplinary team from UW CREATE and UW I-LABS just published a new paper in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabiliation Engineering (TNSRE), titled “Quantifying joystick interactions and movement patterns of toddlers with disabilities using powered mobility with an instrumented Explorer Mini.” Check it out here.
December 2024
We are excited to share this spotlight article on PI Ingraham and the lab’s research on the UW ECE website! Read it here.
November 2024
Congratulations to PhD student Annika Pfister on receiving the Professor Irene C. Peden Electrical Engineering Fellowship! This fellowship recognizes students who demonstrate both academic excellence and an active role in advancing the participation of underrepresented students in electrical engineering.
September 2024
New publication alert! PI Ingraham co-authored a perspective piece in Nature titled “On human-in-the-loop optimization of human–robot interaction.” Check it out here.
Siena Villancio-Wolter joined the lab as a new PhD student. Siena joined us after finishing her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Florida. She is an NSF GRFP Fellow and recipient of the UW College of Engineering Dean's Fellowship. Meet our team.
August 2024
PhD students Annika Pfister and Zijie Jin presented posters at the annual meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) in Madison, WI.
