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DESCRIPTION:Founded 30 years ago\, the University of Pittsburgh’s Human E
 ngineering Research Labs (HERL) are a part of the U.S. Department of Veter
 ans Affairs as the Center for Wheelchairs and Assistive Robotics Engineeri
 ng. Their mission is to continuously improve the mobility and function of 
 people with disabilities through advanced engineering in clinical research
  and medical rehabilitation.\n\nCurrent\, ongoing projects include Assisti
 ve Robotic Manipulators\, MEBot\,PneuMobility\, Transfers (Assessment/Tool
 s/Robotics)\, and Wheelchair Testing. During the tour\, we will see variou
 s aspects of this research\, including specially developed equipment to su
 pport the research projects.\n\nHERL offers education for graduate student
 s\, interns\, and veterans and outreach through many community and nationa
 l activities.\n\nSpeaker(s): \, Rory Cooper\, PhD\n\nAgenda: \nPark in the
  Bakery Square (Google) Garage\n\n11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch at Alta Via Pi
 zzeria in Bakery Square\n\n12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Tour of HERL\n\nRoom: (Addre
 ss is the Bakery Square/Google Garage)\, 6425 Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, P
 ennsylvania\, United States\, 15206
LOCATION:Room: (Address is the Bakery Square/Google Garage)\, 6425 Penn Ave
 nue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 15206
ORGANIZER:steve.mozelewski@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:18
SUMMARY:Tour of Pitt's Human Engineering Research Labs (HERL)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/421524
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 n\; text-align: justify\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 1
 2.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;">Founded 30 years ago\, th
 e University of Pittsburgh&rsquo\;s Human Engineering Research Labs (HERL)
  are a part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as the Center for W
 heelchairs and Assistive Robotics Engineering.<span style="mso-spacerun: y
 es\;">&nbsp\; </span>Their mission is to continuously improve the mobility
  and function of people with disabilities through advanced engineering in 
 clinical research and medical rehabilitation.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNor
 mal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; text-align: justify\; line-height: normal
 \;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; text-ali
 gn: justify\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font
 -family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;">Current\, ongoing projects include As
 sistive Robotic Manipulators\, MEBot\,PneuMobility\, Transfers (Assessment
 /Tools/Robotics)\, and Wheelchair Testing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;
 ">&nbsp\; </span>During the tour\, we will see various aspects of this res
 earch\, including specially developed equipment to support the research pr
 ojects.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; text-
 align: justify\; line-height: normal\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" 
 style="margin-bottom: 0in\; text-align: justify\; line-height: normal\;"><
 span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\;">H
 ERL offers education for graduate students\, interns\, and veterans and ou
 treach through many community and national activities.</span></p><br /><br
  />Agenda: <br /><p>Park in the Bakery Square (Google) Garage</p>\n<p>11:3
 0 AM - 12:30 PM&nbsp\; Lunch at Alta Via Pizzeria in Bakery Square</p>\n<p
 >12:30 PM - 2:00 PM&nbsp\; Tour of HERL</p>
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