Evren Samur

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Evren Samur is a robotics researcher whose work spans soft robotics, medical robotics, haptics, and human-robot interaction. He first gained significant recognition through his pioneering development of a robotic indenter for minimally invasive measurement and characterization of soft tissue response, a contribution that has accumulated over 200 citations and established him as an early innovator at the intersection of surgical robotics and tissue biomechanics. Building on this foundation, Samur has made substantial contributions to the emerging field of soft continuum robots, developing growing pneumatic soft robots and accompanying quasi-static modeling frameworks that address fundamental challenges in adaptability and size variation — work that has collectively attracted considerable attention from the research community. His more recent investigations into magnetically induced stiffening represent a forward-looking approach to variable-stiffness systems for soft robotic platforms. Beyond robotics hardware, Samur has demonstrated a broad research vision through contributions to wearable exoskeletons for locomotor assistance, sensory substitution devices for prosthetic hand users, and augmented reality-enhanced collaborative industrial workspaces. His body of work reflects a consistent commitment to translating advanced robotic systems into real-world assistive and medical applications, making him a compelling figure for students interested in biomedical and soft robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A robotic indenter for minimally invasive measurement and characterization of soft tissue response

   202 citations · 2007
2. 2
   Design and Development of a Growing Pneumatic Soft Robot

   72 citations · 2020
3. 3
   A robotic indenter for minimally invasive characterization of soft tissues

   46 citations · 2005
4. 4
   Quasi-static modeling of a novel growing soft-continuum robot

   40 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Magnetically induced stiffening for soft robotics

   36 citations · 2023
6. 6
   A robotic gripper for picking up two objects simultaneously

   24 citations · 2017
7. 7
   A novel highly-extensible 2-DOF pneumatic actuator for soft robotic applications

   21 citations · 2018
8. 8
   An Environment Recognition and Parameterization System for Shared-Control of a Powered Lower-Limb Exoskeleton

   19 citations · 2020
9. 9
   Development and Implementation of a Collaborative Workspace for Industrial Robots Utilizing a Practical Path Adaptation Algorithm and Augmented Reality

   14 citations · 2022
10. 10
    A skin stretch tactor for sensory substitution of wrist proprioception

    14 citations · 2018

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