German University in Cairo
ARAtronics Lab.
School of Engineering and Material Science
(Applied-Science & Robotics Laboratory for Applied-Mechatronics)
Reserch Group
EMS
GUC ARAtronics lab Description
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It is part of what ARAtronics lab do described by Prof. Amir Roushdy the Group Director and a very elite researchers of the ARAtronics Group
GUC ARAtronics lab develop a Brain Computer Interface
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Brain Computer Interface (BCI) to control Rubik's cube. Biomedical Research
15 years ago, a German university was founded in Egypt's Cairo, with the godfather Ulm. Cooperation across national borders began. This is celebrated together now.
Two-way fiber optic communication between prosthetic limbs and peripheral nerves will be key to operating realistic robotic arms, legs and hands that not only move like the real thing, but also “feel” sensations like pressure and heat.
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Prof. Amir Ali, director of the ARAtronics, says "Successful completion of this fiber optic link will allow for sending signals seamlessly back and forth between the brain and artificial limbs, giving amputees revolutionary freedom of movement and agility".
ONLive TV has hosted Assist. Prof. Amir R. Ali and part of his team on the July 4th 2017 to discuss a robotic glove helps patients restore hand movements.
Patients who have lost their hand functions due to injuries or nerve-related conditions, such as stroke and muscular dystrophy, now have a chance of restoring their hand movements by using a new lightweight and smart rehabilitation device called GLOVEtronics developed by the ARAtronics research team from the German University in Cairo (GUC).
Dr. Amir the head and the director of the ARAtronics said the new lightweight and smart rehabilitation devices made of soft materials. This novel device is an improvement from conventional robotic hand rehabilitation devices as it has sensors to detect muscle signals and conforms to the natural movements of the human hand, reducing discomfort and risk of injury. This robotic glove is also compact and portable, so patients who are recovering at home or are bedridden could carry out rehabilitation exercises with greater ease and comfort.
Professor Ashraf Mansour , GUC Prime Founder and Chairman of Board of Trustees celebrated different research activities and research projects during the inauguration of the GUC ARAtronics Lab. This lab is serving the GUC PhD & M.sc students. It serves, as well, the bachelor students of Mechatronics, Material students, and Electronics to conduct their bachelor projects in Egypt and in Germany.
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ARAtronics on Social Media
In addition to our Facebook accounts, we also have a YouTube channel (ARAtronics). This channel has several different playlists separating group member interviews, research and how-to videos. We hope that it provides insight into the group as well as a useful resource for other researchers working in the field.
Stay up to date on our research and other activities by liking the ARAtronics Research Laboratory on Facebook.
In Academic
Sunday, June 04, 2017
Professor Ashraf Mansour , GUC Prime Founder and Chairman of Board of Trustees celebrated different research activities and research projects during the inauguration of the GUC ARAtronics Lab. This lab is serving the GUC PhD & M.sc students. It serves, as well, the bachelor students of Mechatronics, Material students, and Electronics to conduct their bachelor projects in Egypt and in Germany.
The vision of the laboratory is dedicated to the development of novel micro sensors and actuators for nano-scale measurement and control. It aims to develop a feasible solutions for Mechatronics applications in research and industry.
Prof. Amir R. Ali the director and the PI for the ARAtronics Lab says "The research groups and activities of GUC ARAtronics Lab include research with diverse academic backgrounds, such as (Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center, USA), (Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas, USA), (Collaboration research work with Prof. Hubert A. Aulich the founder and president of the SC sustainable concepts GmbH, Germany) and (Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) at the American University in Cairo, Egypt)".
Nile Cruise hosts on Thursday at 1:30 pm on Jan 26th 2017, Prof. Dr. Amir R. Ali, the general director of the ARAtronics and he talks about the future of the prothetic limbs and the application for the optical fibres in our life.
The rapidly developing field of photonics has been revolutionized by the use of versatile, inexpensive polymeric materials. Highlighting the need for future photonic elements, in particular when analogy is drawn with the field of electronics, the latest special issue from the Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics focuses on polymers for optics applications.
Guest edited by Dr. Timothy Bunning (Air Force Research Laboratory), the issue includes complementary reviews, perspectives, and full papers from industry and academia on key topics to provide a broad cross-section of viewpoints. Some areas of focus include liquid crystal composites, azopolymers, photorefractive polymers for holography, distributed feedback lasers, and electric/magnetic field sensors. A full list of topics and authors with links to individual articles is below, and the entire issue is free to read here.
As the control of data and information becomes increasingly more reliant on the efficient transport of light, the need for flexible, economic materials continues to grow. The contributors to this special issue provide a wide sampling of the rich and multidisciplinary research being carried out across the world in polymer optics.
Contributions to the special issue:
Reviews:
Arri Priimagi and Andriy Shevchenko – Azopolymer-based micro- and nanopatterning for photonic applications
Jie Sun and Shin-Tson Wu – Recent advances in polymer network liquid crystal spatial light modulators
Brittany Lynn, Pierre-Alexandre Blanche and Nasser Peyghambarian – Photorefractive polymers for holography
Derrick M. Smith, Christopher Y. Li and Timothy J. Bunning – Light-directed mesoscale phase separation via holographic polymerization
James H. Andrews, Michael Crescimanno, Kenneth D. Singer and Eric Baer – Melt-processed polymer multilayer distributed feedback lasers: Progress and prospects
Perspective:
Luciano De Sio and Nelson Tabiryan – Self-aligning liquid crystals in polymer composite systems
Full Papers:
Tindaro Ioppolo and Edoardo Rubino – Magnetic field-induced morphology-dependent resonances of a coupled composite metglas slab with a polymeric optical resonator
Amir R. Ali, Tindaro Ioppolo, Volkan Ötügen, Marc Christensen and Duncan MacFarlane – Photonic electric field sensor based on polymeric microspheres