We’re honored to share that our lab’s work was recently featured in the KSL TV documentary “A Higher Purpose,” which highlights how Utah’s universities are tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges through research, innovation, and service.
The documentary explores projects across the state that are improving lives both locally and globally — from advancing public health and pioneering new technologies to promoting social equity and protecting the environment. Among these transformative efforts is our lab’s contribution to the development of the LUKE arm, a next-generation prosthetic designed to restore natural movement and sensation to individuals with limb loss.
Our team’s work on neural interfaces and human-machine integration is a key part of this groundbreaking technology. By connecting the human nervous system directly to advanced prosthetic systems, we aim to make devices that move and feel like a biological limb — helping users regain not just function, but independence and quality of life.
We’re proud to stand alongside other innovators in Utah’s academic community working toward a higher purpose: using science and technology to improve the human condition.