Miriam Goubran

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Miriam Goubran is a robotics researcher whose work bridges the critical gap between human dexterity and machine manipulation, with a particular focus on healthcare applications. Her primary research areas include teleoperated grasping, haptic feedback systems, and human-robot interaction for medical environments. Goubran’s most significant contribution is the development of the “Ring Ada,” an innovative open-source tendon-driven robotic hand featuring 3D-printed rings that enhance compliant finger control. This design, detailed in her highly cited 2020 paper “Teleoperated Grasping Using a Robotic Hand and a Haptic-Feedback Data Glove,” enables more intuitive postural synergy-based teleoperation, allowing users to perform complex grasping tasks through haptic feedback data gloves. The work has garnered 13 citations and represents a tangible step toward accessible, low-cost prosthetic and robotic manipulation systems. Additionally, Goubran has explored the social dimensions of robotics through her 2013 study on facial expression communication for healthcare androids, using depth and color sensors to map human expressions onto robotic faces for more natural patient-robot interactions. Her research demonstrates a commitment to creating empathetic, functional robotic systems that can serve in sensitive healthcare settings, making her a notable contributor to the fields of assistive robotics and human-robot interaction.