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The Human Fusions Institute (HFI) conceptualizes and delivers cutting-edge, socially responsible technologies that reimagine how people can interact with their devices, transcending the physical limitations of space and geography.
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Prosthetics
Our transformative, sensory-integrated prosthetics restore the wearer’s sense of touch—enabling individuals living with limb loss to grasp and feel the softness and warmth of a loved one’s hand.
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians can manipulate robotic arms to feel the delicate tension in wires, defusing a device from a safe distance.
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Next Generation of Gaming
HFI’s gaming wearables transcend standard audiovisual capabilities, allowing gamers to fully immerse themselves in their virtual world by feeling nuanced physical properties of objects they encounter.
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The Daily’s Spartan Showcase features HFI's Noah Medrano
Noah is leading the Affect-Sensing Wearables project, pioneering devices that detect and respond to human emotions—advancing the future of social robotics and affective computing.
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Meet Zach Patterson, HFI’s New Full Time Mechanical Engineering Faculty Member
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Pa., Zach Patterson, inspired by the engineers in his family, enjoyed creative building projects and taking things apart.
Afference and Dustin Tyler Featured on Freethink’s Hard Reset
Afference and Dustin Tyler Featured on Freethink’s Hard Reset
Dustin Tyler, Director of the Human Fusions Institute (HFI) and co-founder of Afference, is featured in Freethink’s Hard Reset series, which highlights cutting-edge innovations addressing today’s challenges