Assistant Professor
Home Department: RI
Office: 3101 Newell-Simon Hall
Administrative Assistant:
Brian Hutchison
Mailing Address
I am an Assistant Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where I lead the Social Haptics Robotics and Education (SHRED) Laboratory.
My research combines the areas of robotics, haptics, human-computer interaction, and education. My main areas of focus and interest are developing low-cost, open-source robotic technology for educational applications and understanding the effects of this technology on learning; as well as studying the sense of touch and developing novel mechanisms for human-machine interaction.
Research Topics
- Haptics
- Mechanisms and Actuation
- Robots for Education
- Roboethics: Social and Ethical Implications of Robotics
- Social Robots
- Robots with Flexible Elements
- Soft Robotics
- Force and Tactile Sensors
- Human-Centered Robotics
- Sensing & Perception
- Manipulation & Interfaces
- Sensing and Estimation
- Robot Structures
- Force Control
- Robotics Foundations
