Alex Chow

University of California San Diego, Rush University Medical Center

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Alex Chow is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, disability studies, and public health. Their work centers on the critical application of mobile telemanipulator robots (MTRs) to address the profound social isolation experienced by people with Long Covid (PwLC)—a condition they frame as the largest mass-disabling event in recent history. Chow’s major contribution lies in applying a critical disability lens to envision how robotic technologies can support the episodic, unpredictable disability characteristic of Long Covid, moving beyond traditional assistive tech paradigms. Their 2025 paper, "Envisioning Telepresence Robots for Long Covid," has already garnered 5 citations, signaling growing recognition of this urgent, underexplored area. Chow also brings a unique clinical perspective, demonstrated by their 2022 case report on single-port robotic-assisted surgery for a complex urological complication. This blend of high-tech surgical robotics and socially-conscious disability advocacy makes Chow a distinctive voice—challenging engineers and clinicians alike to design for the most marginalized, while their early citation impact suggests a rapidly emerging authority in post-pandemic assistive robotics.