Papers
10
Total Citations
118
H-Index
7
About
Ata Otaran is a researcher at the intersection of robotics, haptics, and human-machine interaction, with a focus on making robotic technology accessible for education, industry, and human augmentation. His work spans three key areas: safe physical human-robot interaction, virtual reality locomotion interfaces, and wearable robotic limbs. Otaran’s most impactful contribution is his work on robotic solutions for nuclear waste decommissioning (53 citations), where he addresses the critical challenge of safely handling radioactive materials through robotic perception, grasping, and manipulation. He is also the creator of HandsOn-SEA, a low-cost series elastic actuation platform that enables engineering students to gain hands-on experience with kinesthetic feedback in human-robot interaction (12 citations). In virtual reality, Otaran developed an ankle-actuated seated locomotion interface that uses foot-tapping to emulate walking sensations (10 citations), and he has extended this concept to control humanoid robots remotely (7 citations). His recent work on computational design of personalized wearable robotic limbs (8 citations) and the 3HANDS dataset for naturalistic handovers with supernumerary limbs (2025) pushes the boundaries of human augmentation. Otaran’s research is characterized by its practical, educational, and safety-critical applications, making him a notable figure in accessible robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1A Suite of Robotic Solutions for Nuclear Waste Decommissioning53 citations · 2021
- 2Hands-On Learning with a Series Elastic Educational Robot14 citations · 2016
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- 4A Short Description of an Ankle-Actuated Seated VR Locomotion Interface10 citations · 2021
- 5Computational Design of Personalized Wearable Robotic Limbs8 citations · 2023
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