Assistive Technology

Faculty and staff are invited to learn about ChatGPT and its computational capabilities that can be used in teaching, research and personal productivity. This workshop will provide an initial overview of “prompt engineering,” which is the discipline of crafting the statements that are sent to ChatGPT. Read More

This workshop will explore the educational impacts of ChatGPT and its computational capabilities. A significant emphasis will be placed on understanding how to design assignments that account for ChatGPT, innovative ways of using ChatGPT for teaching and communicating about appropriate usage with students. Read More

Chris Webb, BE'90, is the CEO and co-founder of Foresight Augmented Reality, a cutting-edge technology that allows those with visual impairments to live more independently. Read More

Zelik and team demonstrate how a clothing-like exoskeleton can reduce back muscle fatigue and provide needed physical relief to material handlers, medical professionals and frontline workers. Read More

Inspired to make a child’s life better through engineering and design, students from Vanderbilt, occupational therapists and professional engineers worked for three days to build inventions that would make life a little easier for children with special needs at the third annual TOM Makeathon. Read More

Karl Zelik's Biomechanics and Assistive Technology laboratory is dedicated to locomotion—in particular, to understanding the mechanisms of human locomotion and using engineering to improve movement and mobility for people with impairments. Read More