Accessibility Technology
Partnering with physicians and researchers at Northwestern Medicine, we have been developing and understanding technolgoy to aid low mobility children through low cost mechanical and techonlogical augmentation of toy ride-on cars, with the GoBabyGo! program. Check out our ACM CHI 2020 Late Breaking Work on the topic: “I Am Not an Engineer”: Understanding How Clinicians Design & Alter Assistive Technology.
Wildlife Tracking and Conservation
Our lab has a history of supporting wildelife and consevation tracking applications ranging from desert tortoise tracking to otter rehabilitation. We have recently partnered with Lincoln Park Zoo to explore building a network of sensors to monitor wildlife across North america, using in-situ machine learning techniques and low power, low cost platforms to count animals. We have also started collaborating with the San Diego Zoo on understanding and monitoring eating habits for large animals.