Pablo F. Argote, PhD

Zooly Labs, Sensor Based Guidance for Joint Replacement

Mechatronics and sensing work on hip and knee technologies for joint replacement surgery.

SCRAM Body Worn Monitoring

2,400+ hours of wearable data from 100+ individuals informing test strategy and product decisions.

Led test strategy, sensor characterization, data pipelines, and firmware requirements for body worn alcohol monitoring and tamper detection.

MR-EPT, Quantitative Conductivity Mapping

PhD method validated on phantoms and in vivo; provisional patent 63/855,127.

MRI based conductivity mapping pipeline for quantitative cartilage assessment.

Deming Center Venture Fund

Evaluated technical feasibility, IP, regulatory strategy, and market risk for 20+ startups, and helped make investment decisions for six portfolio companies (about $300K invested).

ELECTRA, Systems Engineering and Interface Control

Applied systems engineering to lunar habitat design, developing ICDs, ConOps, and mass/power budgets to align multidisciplinary teams under strict constraints.

LOOMIA Muscle Activity Monitor

Designed a modular EMG wearable prototype using soft electronics integrated into textiles for muscle activity monitoring.

Predictive Wear, Textile Integrated Bioimpedance System

US Patent 11,672,288 for textile integrated physiological monitoring.

Co-founder and CTO; textile bioimpedance wearable from requirements through human wear prototypes.

SporeSat Space Biology Mission

Prepared and characterized biology payload for NASA's SporeSat nanosatellite mission, supporting integration with SpaceX CRS-3.

High Rate Cartilage Impact & Multiscale Damage Modeling

Developed and tested an experimental framework for evaluating strain rate dependent cartilage damage and cell viability.

Research Engineering Co-op, Cook Medical

Supported development of trauma and covered stent systems through delivery system assembly, imaging, mechanical testing, prototype evaluation, and surgeon led usability studies.

ExoMIND Glove, Stroke Rehabilitation Wearable

We built a rehabilitation glove prototype that measures muscle activity and movement to guide stroke therapy.

Low Noise Power Systems for Implantable Devices

Designed and tested a power electronics board to select optimal regulators for implantable medical device subsystems.

EsthesioTouch Electronic Esthesiometer

Built a diagnostic sensory device for neuropathy assessment as a senior design project, combining sensing hardware with clinical measurement workflows.

Smart Sock Prototype for Foot & Leg Biomeasurement (BootMakers)

Developed a smart sock prototype with textile sensors for dimensional leg measurement in bespoke boot manufacturing.

MediTrak Wearable Vitals Prototype Development

Supported early wearable vitals prototype integration (Predictive Wear contract), scoping sensor/MCU interfaces, power, enclosure constraints, and bring-up testing for future iterations.