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About
Andrew Erwin is a leading researcher in rehabilitation robotics and human-robot interaction, with a focus on developing compliant, MRI-compatible devices for upper-limb neurorehabilitation. His work centers on the design and control of series elastic actuators and parallel robotic systems that enable safe, high-fidelity physical interaction with humans. Erwin’s most impactful contribution is the **RiceWrist-S**, an exoskeleton for robotic rehabilitation after incomplete spinal cord injury (107 citations), which demonstrated the feasibility of delivering high-intensity, distal-joint therapy to induce neural plasticity. He also pioneered the **MR-SoftWrist**, the first MRI-compatible wrist robot capable of applying accurate kinesthetic feedback during fMRI (41 citations), enabling researchers to study brain activity during active sensorimotor tasks. His time-domain adaptive torque control framework for series elastic actuators (66 citations) has become a foundational method for ensuring both safety and precision in human-interactive robots. Erwin’s work has been cited over 300 times, reflecting its influence on rehabilitation engineering and neuroscience. He has also advanced quantitative methods for testing fMRI compatibility of mechatronic devices and explored the role of wrist movement direction in activities of daily living, bridging engineering, clinical assessment, and basic motor control science.
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- 4Development, control, and MRI-compatibility of the MR-SoftWrist18 citations · 2015
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- 9Bio-robots step towards brain–body co-adaptation6 citations · 2022
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