Robot Design and Soft Robotics | Edinburgh Centre for Robotics

Supervisors for Robot Design and Soft Robotics

Dr. Morteza Amjadi

Keywords:
Soft robotics, smart materials, wearable sensors

Theme:
Human Robot Interaction, Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

m.amjadi@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Dongdong Chen

Keywords:
Machine learning; AI; computer vision; computational imaging; information fusion, medical imaging, signal processing

Theme:
Control and Motion Planning, Machine Learning and AI (inc. multi-agent systems), Robot Design and Soft Robotics

d.chen@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Michael Crichton

Keywords:
skin, device-human interfacing, biomedical sensing, sensors, biomimetics

Theme:
Human Robot Interaction, Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

M.Crichton@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Karen Donaldson

Keywords:
Planetary exploration, Biomimetic Robotics

Theme:
Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

karen.donaldson@hw.ac.uk

University of Edinburgh
Dr. Mustafa Suphi Erden

Keywords:
Assistive robotics, skill assistance, physical human-robot interaction, medical robotics, mechatronics design

Theme:
Control and Motion Planning, Vision and Perception, Human Robot Interaction, Machine Learning and AI (inc. multi-agent systems), Robot Design and Soft Robotics

m.s.erden@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Francesco Giorgio-Serchi

Keywords:
Underwater Robotics, Bioinspired Robotics, Soft Robotics, Vehicle Hydrodynamics, Mechatronics, Actuator Design, Model...

Theme:
Control and Motion Planning, Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

f.giorgio-serchi@ed.ac.uk

University of Edinburgh
Dr. Xianwen Kong

Keywords:
Robotics; parallel mechanism; parallel robot; reconfigurable robot; adaptive robotic hand/gripper; compliant mechanism...

Theme:
Human Robot Interaction, Robot Design and Soft Robotics

X.Kong@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Theo Lim

Keywords:
Visualisation, haptic interfaces, manufacturing

Theme:
Human Robot Interaction, Machine Learning and AI (inc. multi-agent systems), Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

T.Lim@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Carlos Mastalli

Keywords:
Legged robotics, Optimal control, Numerical optimization, Reinforcement learning, Model predictive control, Motion...

Theme:
Control and Motion Planning, Human Robot Interaction, Machine Learning and AI (inc. multi-agent systems), Robot Design and Soft Robotics

C.Mastalli@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Alistair McConnell

Keywords:
Rehabilitation robotics, wearables, internet of things, prosthetics, assistive robotics, medical robotics, robots for...

Theme:
Human Robot Interaction, Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

Alistair.McConnell@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Norbert Radacsi

Keywords:
6-axis bioprinting, 3D/4D printing, nanofibres, sensors

Theme:
Robot Design and Soft Robotics

n.radacsi@ed.ac.uk

University of Edinburgh
Prof. Adam Stokes

Keywords:
Soft Materials and Biomimetic Robotics

Theme:
Human Robot Interaction, Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

adam.stokes@ed.ac.uk

University of Edinburgh
Prof. Nick Taylor

Keywords:
Robot motion planning; human-robot co-operation; robot safety; AUV fault diagnosis and recovery

Theme:
Control and Motion Planning, Human Robot Interaction, Machine Learning and AI (inc. multi-agent systems), Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

n.k.taylor@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Changhai Wang

Keywords:
Microactuators and microrobotics, robotic micromanipulation and microassessmbly, microsystem and electronic packaging

Theme:
Robot Design and Soft Robotics

C.Wang@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Chengjia Wang

Keywords:
Machine learning, medical imaging, computer vision

Theme:
Vision and Perception, Machine Learning and AI (inc. multi-agent systems), Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

chengjia.wang@hw.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
Prof. Barbara Webb

Keywords:
Bio-robotics, Sensorimotor Control

Theme:
Vision and Perception, Robot Design and Soft Robotics, Bioinspired Approaches

bwebb@inf.ed.ac.uk

University of Edinburgh

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