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Total Citations
194
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About
Kuat Telegenov is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of open-source hardware, underactuated mechanisms, and rehabilitation robotics. He is best known for pioneering low-cost, 3D-printed robotic grippers designed to democratize access to advanced end-effector technology for research and education. His most cited work, a 2015 paper on an open-source three-finger gripper platform (68 citations), provides a fully printable, customizable design that eliminates the high cost of commercial grippers. Telegenov further advanced this concept with an underactuated adaptive gripper featuring a breakaway clutch mechanism (41 and 24 citations), enabling compliant, safe grasping without complex control systems. In rehabilitation, he contributed the mechanical design of the NU-Wrist, a 3-DOF self-aligning exoskeleton for post-stroke wrist therapy (46 citations). More recently, he has explored novel drone control in non-inertial frames, addressing the underexamined problem of motion sickness in mobile robots. With over 190 total citations, Telegenov’s impact is defined by his commitment to accessible, functional robotics—providing researchers and students with the tools to build, modify, and innovate without prohibitive costs.
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- 3An open-source 3D printed underactuated robotic gripper41 citations · 2014
- 4An underactuated adaptive 3D printed robotic gripper24 citations · 2014
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