We develop and interface robotic technologies with the neuromuscular system, ultimately for enhancing human movement.
The chair of Neuromuscular Robotics (NR) was funded on May 2024 and currently includes 3 research labs associated to a specific principal investigator:
- Prof. Massimo Sartori. Acting as Head of Chair as well as directing the NEUBOTICS Lab: Neuromechanics and Neuromuscular Robotics Lab.
- Asst. Prof. Rai MacLean. Directing her own research group.
- Asst. Prof. Irfan Refai. Directing the HARMONI Lab.
The Chair of Neuromuscular Robotics is part of the Department of Biomechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering Technology). The Chair is currently affiliated with the TechMed Center as well as with the Robotics Center.
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2026 | |
| Volitional Control of Wearable Robotics published in Nature Communications | 05 Oct 2026 |
| Prof. Sartori speaks at the Neural Engineering Training Program of the University of Michigan (USA) | 05 Oct 2026 |
| Prof. Sartori speaks at IEEE IROS 2026 Workshop: State of the Art in Robotic Leg Prostheses: Where We Are and Where We Want to Be | 05 Oct 2026 |
| The 1st Workshop on Neuromuscular Robotics: A full-day workshop at IEEE/RSJ IROS 2026 | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Researchers develop bionic foot that restores a natural walking pattern | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Prof. Massimo Sartori talks at Delsys Live Webinar on Wearable Robotics | 09 Mar 2026 |
| Prof. Massimo Sartori gives invited talk at the 4th Nature Conference on flexible electronics, AI in healthcare in April 8- 10, 2026. | 05 Jan 2026 |
2025 • 33 articles | |
| Keynote at the 2025 Neurophysiological Bases of Human Movement Meeting by Prof. Massimo Sartori | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Keynote at the 2025 Wearable Robotics Association - Europe (WearRAcon Europe 2025) by Prof. Massimo Sartori | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Keynote at the 2025 World Congress of Orthopaedic Research by Prof. Massimo Sartori | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Keynote at ISB's 20th biennial International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics by Massimo Sartori | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Massimo Sartori gives an invited talk at CNB 2025; Muscle- Tendon Mechanics Across Species | 10 Oct 2025 |
| The concept of the neuromuscular robotics revolution | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Neubotics Lab member Dr Antonio Gogeascoechea wins 2nd best paper awards at Rehab week / ICORR 2025 congfress | 04 Jun 2025 |
| STAR interview: biomechanical engineering and robotic technologies with the neuromuscular system | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Revolutionising wearable robotics through open-source innovation | 27 Jan 2025 |
| New ERC Proof of Concept Grant to Prof. M. Sartori | 23 Jan 2025 |
2024 • 12 articles | |
| Best Paper Award for Maura Eveld at the 10th BioRob 2024 | 18 Sep 2024 |
| BE achievements on the TechMed Research Day on 27 June 2024 | 05 Jul 2024 |
| Myoelectric control of robotic lower limb prostheses on Dutch Television | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Twente Robotics Center and NMEL Lab create a Podcast on AI- Powered Digital Human Twins | 10 Jan 2024 |
2023 • 22 articles | |
| ERC consolidator grant for three UT scientists | 23 Nov 2023 |
| OPENING: PHD POSITION: JOINT IMPEDANCE MODELLING AND CONTROL FOR SOFT WEARABLE ROBOTS AS PART OF HORIZON EUROPE PROJECT S.W.A.G. | 21 Jul 2023 |
| OPENING: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM | 21 Jul 2023 |
| UT researchers seek the digital brain that plays the best game of tag | 20 Jul 2023 |
| Prof. M. Sartori to be giving a keynote at the ISEK - DeLuca Virtual Symposium | 03 Apr 2023 |
| Special issue on the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters: Innovations and Applications of Human Modelling in Physical Human-Robot Interaction | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Prof.dr.ir Massimo Sartori giving a Plenary Talk at SSNR 2023 | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Our workshop at IEEE ICORR 2023 as part of RehabWeek: Intuitive Bidirectional Control of Bionic Limbs: Bringing across Accademia, Clinics, and Industry | 06 Mar 2023 |
| Our workshop at IEEE ICRA 2023: NEUROMECHANICS MEET DEEP LEARNING: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND AVENUES FOR ROBOTICS AND HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION | 06 Mar 2023 |
| Monica Morales-Masis and Massimo Sartori receive European support to bring research results closer to market | 24 Jan 2023 |
| Assistive exoskeletons in industry: a success story | 03 Jan 2023 |
2022 • 11 articles | |
| NMEL received a take-off grant for a spin off initiative “WearM.AI” | 16 Dec 2022 |
| ICMS - where science meets society | 07 Dec 2022 |
| MyoChallenge: Machine Learning Challenge on digital hands | 24 Aug 2022 |
| One step ahead in the intuitive control of bionic legs | 26 Jul 2022 |
| Exoskeleton event TechHub Assen | 01 Jul 2022 |
| UT and Meta AI create digital humans that learn complex movements | 23 May 2022 |
| ‘You only really get to know yourself through activities next to your studies’ | 18 Mar 2022 |
| ERC Proof of Concept grant for five UT scientists | 07 Feb 2022 |
2021 • 12 articles | |
| Two UT projects receive Open Technology funding | 16 Dec 2021 |
| Huawei Wang received the 2021 4UT FAIR Data Fund to release a FAIR human movement dataset | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Antonio Gogeascoechea has been awarded the IEEE Brain Best Paper Award 2021 | 13 Dec 2021 |
| DIH-HERO funding for development of a hand exoskeleton | 22 Nov 2021 |
| Two postdoc openings: modelling and control of bio-protective robots for injury prevention and movement rehabilitation across large temporal scales | 23 Jul 2021 |
| Saša Čigoja was awarded the JYU Visiting Fellowship Grant to fund a research exchange with the University of Jyväskylä, Finland | 02 Jul 2021 |
| Guillaume Durandau Receives the Best PhD Thesis Award 2021 from the European Society of Biomechanics | 01 Jul 2021 |
| Workshop lower back Exoskeletons | 29 Jun 2021 |
| Human Centered Robotics Newsletter #1 | 11 May 2021 |
| Neuro-Mechanical Modelling and Engineering Lab featured in techMed Funding Campaign | 27 Apr 2021 |
2020 • 7 articles | |
| How do you conduct experiments with subjects at the 1.5 meter university? | 12 Nov 2020 |
| UT improves mobility of paretic patients through wearable robots | 06 Nov 2020 |
| Best Supervisor Award 2020 For Massimo Sartori | 15 Oct 2020 |
| International research project SOPHIA uses robotics to make workplaces healthier | 10 Sep 2020 |
| Antonio Gogeascoechea gets the ISEK 2020 Student Oral Presentation Award | 11 Aug 2020 |
| Two-day international virtual meeting as part of the H2020 Project SOPHIA | 11 Aug 2020 |
| M. Sartori and G. Durandau organize a special session on Neuromechanical Modelling and Control for Wearable Robots: Enhancing Movement after Neuromuscular Injuries at Werob 2020. | 08 Jun 2020 |
2019 • 4 articles | |
| H2020 ITN Project Kickoff: SimBionics | 14 Oct 2019 |
| CONACyT grant awarded to PhD candidate Antonio Gogeascoechea | 14 Oct 2019 |
| Guillaume Durandau achieves 3rd place at the IEEE-EMBS Best Paper Award issued by the Benelux Chapter | 29 Jan 2019 |
2018 • 10 articles | |
| UT science in National Science Quiz 2018 | 20 Dec 2018 |
| Dies Natalis 2018: talent in the spotlight | 30 Nov 2018 |
| New prosthetic technology lets you control artificial arms as your own biological limb | 14 Nov 2018 |
| Guillaume Durandau wins the Best DEMO Award at IEEE BioRob 2018. | 31 Aug 2018 |
| Two UT researchers receive ERC Starting Grants | 07 Aug 2018 |
| M. Sartori gives invited talk at the 2nd International Youth Conference of Bionic Engineering (IYCBE 2018 ) | 05 Apr 2018 |
| Our group contributes with invited talks to the 2018 OTWorld Trade Fair in Leipzig, Germany | 30 Jan 2018 |
| M. Sartori gives invited talk at the 2018 Winter Meeting of the Research School on Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience in Groningen (NL) | 30 Jan 2018 |
| Major funding for wearable robotics in Dutch 'Perspectief' programmes | 11 Jan 2018 |
2017 • 7 articles | |
| M. Sartori gives keynote lecture at the 2017 IEEE-EMBS Benelux Chapter meeting: Assistive Devices and Bionics. | 17 Nov 2017 |
| M. Sartori and R. Ronsse organize a workshop on human-robot synchronization at the 2017 IEEE ICORR Congress in London. | 17 Nov 2017 |
| Jeroen Rouwkema awarded research prize | 22 May 2017 |
2016 • 4 articles | |
| Honorary doctorates UT for Hugh Herr, Neelie Kroes, Christoph Gerber and Edward Tufte | 30 Jun 2016 |
