Jenna L. Gorlewicz
Papers
5
Total Citations
35
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About
Jenna L. Gorlewicz is a pioneering researcher in haptics and human-robot interaction, with a focus on making robotics more accessible, expressive, and physically engaging. Her work spans three key areas: engineering education through haptic technologies, social telepresence robotics, and medical robotics. She is best known for her contributions to the **haptic paddle**, a force-feedback joystick used to teach system dynamics in undergraduate mechanical engineering—a tool that has been adopted at multiple universities and shown to improve student learning (11 citations). Gorlewicz has also advanced **telepresence robots** by designing lightweight manipulators that enable expressive gesturing, addressing the critical lack of nonverbal communication in remote interactions (3–10 citations). Her research on a haptic measurement glove for realistic human-telerobot interactions (10 citations) and embodied gestures in telerobots (6 citations) highlights her commitment to bridging the gap between physical and digital presence. Additionally, she has explored mesoscale mobile robots for minimally invasive surgery (5 citations). With a citation count exceeding 35 across her most-cited works, Gorlewicz’s innovations are shaping how robots teach, connect, and heal—making her a leading voice in human-centered robotics.
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- 3Embodied Expressive Gestures in Telerobots: A Tale of Two Users6 citations · 2022
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