Ashish Deshpande

About

Ashish D. Deshpande joined the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas in 2011 as an assistant professor, and he was promoted to associate professor in 2007. Dr. Deshpande received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2007. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Neurobotics Laboratory at the University of Washington in Seattle. Deshpande is a recipient of the NSF-CAREER award.

At The University of Texas at Austin, Deshpande directs the Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular (ReNeu) Robotics Lab. The Lab focuses on the development of robotic devices, based on biomechanical analyses, to assist in rehabilitation, to improve prostheses design, and to provide fitness opportunities for the severely disabled. The study of underlying mechanisms of human movement control through human subject experiments and mathematical modeling is another major research area in the ReNeu Robotic Lab.

The ReNeu Robotics Lab has developed two state-of-the-art robotics exoskeletons, namely, Harmony and Maestro, for powering human movements and an advanced robotic hand, called the ACT Hand, for achieving dexterous manipulation.

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002
• B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, 1999

Select Awards & Honors

• CAREER Award – National Science Foundation (2011)

Related Websites

• Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular (ReNeu) Robotics Lab

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