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Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering. More about this image Joo H. Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at New York University (NYC) Polytechnic School of Engineering, received a three-year, $539,176 National Robotics Initiative grant from the National Science Foundation to advance his research. The research is expected to particularly benefit those with disabilities affecting their lower limbs. Kim's exoskeletons could also help military personnel and people in the construction industry who need to carry heavy loads over long distances. The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will collaborate on fabricating and testing the new exoskeletons. To learn more, see the NYU news story Custom tailoring robotic exoskeletons that fit to perfection." data-credit="Peter Neuhaus, IHMC" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/PF5016_843_a.jpg?VersionId=0Hn7joPJ3VO9UOXOdvQ7MTgYPp4GAgKF&itok=17E3S7rx" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Mechanical engineering</h3> <p>We support research on the mechanics of materials and structures, biomechanics, dynamical systems, robotics and more.</p> <p><a href="/eng/cmmi" data-entity-type="group" data-entity-uuid="c3e2970b-e32b-4c45-8060-3ce15530fadf" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (ENG/CMMI)">Visit the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9878" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/UCSD-JacobsSchool_h.jpg?VersionId=Hk7JY7_3pwImNMS_oFqnb7zgGrqHe7s_" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/UCSD-JacobsSchool_h.jpg?VersionId=o.NeEX9Lw36lh8VEj9wSy1sg9osw2u2C&amp;itok=7Y3qsqVV" data-caption="A new array of brain sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of the human brain in record-breaking detail. 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