Message from the Founder
"The MSU Strength Augmenting Robotic eXoskeleton (STARX) Team is a new student organization at Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI). This student group is dedicated to designing and building a strength-augmenting robotic-exoskeleton suit. Exoskeletons are an emerging technology and are starting to become used for several unique applications. Some common examples of current day use are emergency personnel and factory workers; both which require a significant amount of strength for an extended period of time. The MSU STARX Team hopes to improve upon technology in the field of both robotics and biomedical engineering by creating and advancing several iterations of our exoskeleton suit. We hope to bridge the gap of between human and machine interface.
The big picture of the project expands beyond our exoskeleton suit itself. It's for advancing the technology of robotics/exoskeletons for the common good. It's so that that one day, a paralyzed person may be able to walk again. It's so that one day, first responders can save more lives in urgent situations. It's so that one day, a prosthesis can replace a missing limb and be as good as when they were born. We keep this in mind every single day and let it drive our passion to create the best exoskeleton suit out there. We hope you share our passion for this project and see its potential."
- Joseph Lucas (2018)
About STARX and the MSU Team
MSU STARX started in the Fall of 2018 by students at Michigan State University's College of Engineering after being invited to the competition hosted by the University of Michigan's College of Engineering and their STARX Team. The main goal of the STARX team is to design and build an exoskeleton suit that contained the capabilities of augmenting the strength of the user. On top of creating an exoskeleton suit targeted towards the ACE Competition, our team wanted to expand the awareness of exoskeleton suits and their potential in a variety of applications: aiding firefighters, manufacturing workers, and rehabilitation purposes such as allowing those who with disabilities to gain the strength to walk again. To accomplish this mission, the MSU STARX team began by developing the lower limbs of the exoskeleton to accomplish a strong base and in the future, develop the arms of the suit to be able to integrate into a fully functional exoskeleton suit. After 3 years, our team is proud to say we have around 75 students representing a variety of disciplines on our Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical, and Business Team!
Video from the 1st MSU STARX Team Competition:
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Interested in Joining? The team is excited in your interested in becoming a member of our growing team. We are always looking for all majors to help build our new exoskeleton suit every year! If you are interested in joining the team for the 2019-2020 school year, please sign up at the following link: |
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