The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) covers the 110 years of history of Instituto Superior Técnico, through its past, present and future objects.

A collection of objects related to different fields, such as science, music, arts and sports, is the starting point for conversations with people who will tell us more about the history of these objects.

A new episode is released every week. The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) is part of the Público newspaper podcasts.

Today’s episode (#66) – 27th October 2022: “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) – The human exoskeleton.

It’s a human boot-shaped exoskeleton that marked Portuguese research at a time when mechanical engineering expertise was put at the service of people with health problems. Designed to find solutions for an ankle pathology – the so-called “numb foot” -, the project funded by MIT Portugal and carried out by Técnico/IDMEC researchers between 2007 and 2013, inspired a whole generation of scientists. It attracted MSc and PhD students at Técnico, and was the starting point of several other national projects on human-machine interaction, as well as medical devices.

• Podcast episode: https://bit.ly/3syRJGT — 110.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

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