940 Sheila Buswell: AI-Powered Rehabilitation

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Finding Purpose in Innovation

Like a sharp knife, AI is both a tool and weapon. Some fear it as a looming ‘Terminator’ while others embrace its potential to improve lives.

Imagine for a moment an exoskeleton that understands your movement quirks and adapts to stabilize you—invaluable and game-changing for anyone with mobility challenges or in physical rehabilitation.

Sheila Buswell is an innovator at the forefront of integrating AI and machine learning into motion analysis. CEO and Founder of Buswell Biomedical, her work primarily involves developing a device that utilizes a sophisticated AI algorithm to assess and learn user-specific motion patterns. By comparing individual movements to an extensive library of previous users, the device adapts to recognize what’s normal for each person, thereby accommodating unique physical characteristics like limps or wobbles. Sheila’s commitment to enhancing personalized technology is paving the way for more intuitive and adaptive motion assessment tools.

We talk about how to use AI ethically, and how to eliminate biases from datasets, plus what it’s like innovating in the tech ‘bro culture’ and how Sheila overcame imposter syndrome, even writing a book about it called Is This Seat For Me? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Everyday Life and Business.

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More about Sheila at Buswell Biomedical

Sheila Buswell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buswell Biomedical, a veteran of the US Army, and the author of Is This Seat For Me? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Everyday Life and Business. In her book, Sheila shares her personal experiences overcoming sexism in engineering and tech and dealing with impostor syndrome, as well the stories of a diverse group of accomplished individuals who struggled with self-doubt but found ways to overcome it. She hopes to help others who feel limited by their beliefs experience more freedom and realize they are enough.

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