Mika Nogami

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Mika Nogami is a rising leader in the intersection of telerobotics, haptics, and mixed reality, with a focus on democratizing access to expert medical care. Her primary research areas include remote guidance systems, force/torque sensing, and human-robot interaction. Nogami’s most notable contribution is her work on mixed reality human teleoperation for device-agnostic remote ultrasound, which directly addresses the critical need for expert healthcare in isolated communities. By overcoming the low precision of traditional video-conference guidance, her 2024 paper (18 citations) proposes a novel framework that could revolutionize telemedicine. Complementing this, she has developed a groundbreaking low-profile 6-axis differential magnetic force/torque sensor (6 citations, 2024). This innovation solves the longstanding challenge of creating force sensors that are both compact and highly accurate, enabling precise control of applied forces in handheld tools—a necessity for safe and effective telerobotic procedures. Through these achievements, Nogami is building the foundational hardware and interaction paradigms for a future where remote physical expertise is as seamless as a local consultation.