Today was our very last full day here in Bilbao, Spain. We started off our day by visiting the School of Engineering for the last time. Here, we visited the EskuBilbot group. This is a group of students at the University of the Basque Country who are working to design a prosthetic arm. Their work…
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Last Day in Bilbao!
Today was our last day in Bilbao. I am so sad to be leaving, because I had such a great time. We started off our day with our last tours and presentations in the engineering building. We toured a lab where they make electric guitars. That was super interesting because I never thought about all…
Bilbao Day 12: The Last Day
Today was our last full day in Bilbao and served as a final wrap-up to the program and everything we experienced throughout the trip. We started the morning by learning about pregnancy care and appointments within the Spanish healthcare system. The presentation explained the different stages of care, routine appointments, and how the healthcare system…
Day 11: Learning to Not Repeat
We started off our final Wednesday in Bilbao by visiting the company Tekniker, an engineering company located in the forests of the Basque country. This company was extremely different than others we visited since they host a large variety of engineering disciplines ranging almost every variety you could ask for. I found this company absolutely…
Bilbao Day 11: The Forest
Today focused on a company visit, research, and learning more about the history and culture of the Basque region. We started the day with a visit to Tekniker, which is part of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance. During the visit, we toured several labs and learned about the different projects the company is currently…
Wonderful Wednesday in Bizkaia
Our day started off with a scenic bus ride out to the countryside for a company visit to Tekniker. They’re a company that supports engineering innovative start ups. It was really cool to learn that the company is not exclusive to one sector such as healthcare or mechanics. Their research spans so many engineering industries,…
The Trees Have Eyes…
Today we visited Tekniker, an engineering company that focuses on innovation and research in many different fields. We started the visit with a presentation from one of the employees, who explained the company’s history, mission, and the different types of projects they work on. After the presentation, we were taken on a tour through several…
Day 10: Visit to the Cathedral
Today started off with another early wake up plus hotel breakfast. After that, we headed off to the school of engineering where we were put in the designated plus three room! In this room, we were given a lecture on balance and the different things that can inhibit balance. I found it super intriguing just…
Day 9: Doin’ Fine!
Today in Bilbao we spent most of the morning learning about balance and the different factors that affect it including neurological, muscular, visual, and vestibular systems. We also learned about concepts such as such as base of support, center of mass, and center of pressure, and how these factors are used to evaluate a patient’s…
Day 11 ~ 2nd last day :(
This morning, we woke up, got on the bus, and traveled to the headquarters of Tekniker. Tekniker is an engineering company that develops a wide variety of products, but we specifically focused on their innovations in the healthcare industry. They have worked on robots that perform surgeries, modifications to pills to make them easier to…
Day 10: Balance and La Cathedral!!
Today was yet another amazing day in Bilbao, and I can’t believe that our trip is coming to a close so soon. We started the day off with breakfast in the hotel before walking over to the engineering school for a balance workshop with Mikel, which was super interesting! We first started with a lecture…
Day 10: Lectures and La Cathedral!
Day 10!! We started the day at the School of Engineering. Here, we listened to a presentation from Mikel about balance and the systems in the body that affect and control it. His presentation was super interesting! I never really thought about how many different systems played a role in balance and just how complicated…
Day 10: Ob Athletica
Today, we had a presentation from one of my favorite people I’ve met on the trip so far, Mikel. He is a member of Saioa’s research team that developed the Oreka Balance machine. Mikel gave a detailed presentation about the function of balance in the human body. I learned a lot, including how crucial it…
Bilbao Day 10: Balancing Class and My First Press Conference
At last, we returned to our old stomping grounds: the small auditorium at the Bilbao School of Engineering. In the morning, we met Saioa and Michel for a comprehensive seminar on the medical and mechanical science of human balance. As we all sat in our special student seats, we began the presentation, which was divided…
Bilbao Day 10: The Stadium and Balance
Today focused mainly on balance and how it is studied, tested, and trained in both healthcare and research settings. The morning consisted of lectures centered around balance and the different factors that influence it. We learned about concepts such as center of mass (COM), center of pressure (COP), and how factors like vision and hearing…
Day eleven in Bilbao!
Today was another great day in Bilbao! We started off with a tour of Tekniker, a company with a broad field of applications! It was a ginormous facility on top of a mountain with beautiful views. They have applications in science, aerospace, health, and more! They help startup companies in the beginning of their development,…
Tekniker and Oma Painted Forest and Guernika
We started off our day by visiting the company Tekniker. Tekniker was a really interesting company to visit because of the wide range technologies they work on and manufacture. The company headquarters are in one massive building perched on the top of a hill. The views while driving up the hill were beautiful. I definitely…
From Innovation to History: A Day at Tekniker and Guernica
Today we visited an engineering firm called Tekniker which specializes in research and development for a variety of fields from aeronautics to healthcare. The first stop on our tour of the facility was a lab space where they calibrated, measured, and tested different machine parts to make sure they worked properly and were optimized. After…
Day 10!
Today we started the day off early walking to the Bilbao school of engineering. We listened to a lecture from Mikel about the different body systems involved in balance such as the muscular skeletal system, vestibular system, and visual cues. We talked about different conditions and injuries that can affect each of these. Additionally, we…
Bilbao Day 11: Tekniker, the Painted Forest, and Guernica
Today was our second-to-last full day in Bilbao, and it started bright and early with a company visit. We went to Tekniker, an engineering firm located in the mountains. We began with a brief presentation about the company. It is a private, non-profit organization with around 100 collaborations and projects with businesses and hospitals. They…