Michael S. Jacobson
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About
Michael S. Jacobson is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of wearable robotics, biomechanics, and human-centered engineering, with a focus on developing personalized assistive technologies for individuals with mobility challenges and physical laborers alike. His work centers on human-in-the-loop (HIL) optimization — a cutting-edge approach that tailors robotic exoskeletons and prostheses to individual users in real time using physiological feedback such as metabolic cost, muscle activity, and foot contact forces. Jacobson's most influential contributions include advancing ankle-foot prosthesis personalization for below-knee amputees, demonstrating that optimizing ankle stiffness can meaningfully reduce walking effort (25 citations), and showing that foot contact forces alone can serve as efficient proxies for HIL optimization (24 citations). His integration of soft, flexible bioelectronics with exoskeletons to estimate metabolic costs represents a significant leap forward in wearable sensing technology (40 citations). He has also extended this work into occupational settings, exploring how exoskeletons can reduce squat-related physical strain in workplace environments (19 citations). With over 150 cumulative citations across recent publications, Jacobson's research is shaping the future of adaptive, accessible wearable robotics — making personalized robotic assistance more practical, responsive, and broadly deployable.
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