Emily Rogers-Bradley

Director, Adaptive Bionics Lab, University of Calgary

Dr. Emily Rogers-Bradley is the director of the Adaptive Bionics Lab and an Assistant Professor at University of Calgary in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. She researches the design of quasi-passive robotic prostheses and exoskeletons that adapt to speed, terrain, and ground surface for walking and running optimization. Her research merges precision machine design, biomechanics, and robotics for the development of new types of prostheses and exoskeletons.

Dr. Rogers-Bradley obtained her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an SM in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and an SB in Biomedical Engineering from Harvard University. She has also spent several years in industry as a Mechatronics Engineer at Ekso Bionics, where she designed robotic exoskeletons for stroke and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Dr. Rogers-Bradley serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering and for the 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. Her work has been featured in the PBS NOVA documentary ‘Augmented’ and a permanent exhibit in the Boston Museum of Science.