Oct. 13, 2025
Kinsey Herrin, principal research scientist in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, leads exoskeleton and prosthetic studies and fosters meaningful connections with the participant community.
Case Neel, 13, is a busy kid who loves coding and robotics, captains his school’s quiz bowl team, and lives with his family on a farm northwest of Atlanta.
He also has cerebral palsy — and for the past four years, he has played a key role in improving one of the most exciting medical devices at Georgia Tech.
“My role here is as a participant in exoskeleton research studies,” Case explained. “When I come in, researchers hook me up to sensors that monitor my gait when I’m walking in the device, and then they get a whole lot of data based off that.”