Homayoon Kazerooni (Persian: همایون کازرونی, romanized: Homâyun Kâzeruni, [hʊmɒːˈjuːn kʰɒːzeɾuːˈniː]) is an Iranian-born American roboticist, mechanical engineer, and professor.
[citation needed] Early in his career, Kazerooni was a recipient of the outstanding American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Investigator Award.
Early in his career Kazerooni led his team to successfully develop robotics systems that enhance human upper extremity strength.
The results of this work led to a new class of intelligent assist devices currently being used by workers worldwide for manipulating heavy objects in distribution centers and factories.
[9] After developing BLEEX, ExoHiker, and ExoClimber – three super-light, load-carrying exoskeletons, Ekso Bionics and his team created HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier).
It is the first energetically autonomous, orthotic, lower extremity exoskeleton, providing the ability for its user to carry 200-pound weights over any sort of terrain for an extended period of time without undue effort.
[3] Kazerooni worked on extending his technology to aid persons who have experienced a stroke, spinal cord injuries or medical conditions that obligate them to use a wheelchair, which inspired the formation of SuitX (formerly U.S.