Over $56B is spent to treat stroke in the US annually and more than five million Americans live with impaired mobility post-stroke. Such impairment significantly affects both physical and mental wellbeing, impeding the recovery of quality-of-life and driving a downward spiral of other health consequences such as higher risk/exacerbation of chronic disease, depression, musculoskeletal diseases, and increased mortality. Dr. Santiago Canete and the Harvard Biodesign Lab and the Harvard Ability Lab are developing an ankle exoskeleton that anticipates patient intention and assists with plantar flexion and dorsiflexion, enhancing mobility.

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Santi is a postdoctoral fellow jointly researching in Professor Conor Walsh’s and Professor Patrick Slade’s labs at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Santiago received his PhD in Robotic Rehabilitation as well as a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, all from Temple University.