Biography
Digby is an Associate Professor in Engineering Science, a member of the Oxford Robotics Institute, and a Tutorial Fellow at St Anne's College. He leads the Human Enhancing and Augmenting Technology (HEAT) Lab, with a goal of creating body-interfacing robots and technology that restore, improve, and even transform human abilities.
Before joining Oxford in 2026, Digby was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioengineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where he worked on wearable technology for rehabilitation of individuals post stroke.
Digby received his PhD from Imperial College London, where his thesis focused on “Improving Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand Control via a Multifaceted, User-Centred Approach”, and his MEng degree from the University of Cambridge, where his final year project investigated “Wearable Muscle Activity Sensors”.
Research
As Principal Investigator of the Human Enhancing and Augmenting Technology (HEAT) Lab, Digby's research explores how we can create personalised, body-interfacing robots and technology that restore, improve, and even transform human abilities. In particular, his research investigates how technology can supplement and extend the capabilities of the human body's musculoskeletal, sensory, and control systems. To achieve this, the HEAT Lab brings together expertise across the translation cycle of new technology and creative, cross-disciplinary teams, aiming to make real-world impact with our research and better understand what it means to be human.
