Mat Evans
Papers
9
Total Citations
254
H-Index
7
About
Dr. Mat Evans is a leading researcher in biomimetic tactile sensing and robotic perception, whose work draws inspiration from the whisker systems of rats and mice. His major contributions center on developing biologically inspired tactile sensors and algorithms that enable robots to perceive and navigate their environment through touch. Evans is best known for his work on the BIOTACT Sensor, a novel whisker array that detects object deflections with high precision, and for pioneering tactile SLAM—the first demonstration of simultaneous localization and mapping using whisker sensors alone. His research has shown that robots can distinguish surface textures using naive Bayes classifiers, achieving over 48 citations for this work, and can perform novelty detection while moving. With a total of over 250 citations across his most-cited papers, Evans has significantly advanced the field of tactile robotics. His notable achievements include developing embodied hyperacuity for shape and position discrimination on the iCub humanoid robot, and more recently, applying computational modeling to medical robotics, including a finite element model of the human colon for colonoscope testing.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Tactile Discrimination Using Active Whisker Sensors79 citations · 2011
- 2Tactile SLAM with a biomimetic whiskered robot48 citations · 2012
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- 4Whisker-object contact speed affects radial distance estimation23 citations · 2010
- 5Naive Bayes novelty detection for a moving robot with whiskers23 citations · 2010
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- 8Texture Classification through Tactile Sensing4 citations · 2012
- 9A computational model of the human colon for use in medical robotics2 citations · 2024