Human Engineering Research News Today

The University of Pittsburgh researcher and technologist was just honored with a National Medal of Technology and Innovation. His interest in the field "came out of personal need."

Plus, a new ED for Pittsburgh Robotics Network, Gecko Robotics launches a new product and more leadership announcements from local companies.

In most movie theaters, many people with disabilities will often find themselves neither represented on the big screen nor in the audience. But Pittsburgh’s iteration of an international film festival aiming to showcase the stories of people with disabilities hopes to lead the way towards changing the public’s awareness through representation in art.  Film Pittsburgh,...

This page outlines the history of the invention of the inverse-T or inverted-T arrow key arrangement and its basis in usability research and human factors.