Two research assistants in the Biomechatronics group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were recognized at the 2026 MIT Mechanical Engineering De Florez Awards Competition.
Carolina Warneryd, who is completing her doctoral degree, won first place in the Graduate Design category for “Cam-eleon: A cam-actuated quasi-passive ankle-foot prosthetic.” Duncan Lee, PhD, won third place for “Design and evaluation of a terrain-adaptive variable stiffness prosthesis.”
The Graduate Design category requires students to use mechanical engineering principles and practices to synthesize and create an ingenious design—a working, realized design is mandatory.
