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About
Nina Robson’s research lies at the intersection of kinematic synthesis, robotic manipulation, and human-centered design, with a focus on creating intuitive, anthropomorphic mechanical systems. Her major contributions include pioneering computational methods for designing ergonomic upper-limb exoskeletons and minimally actuated robotic hands that mimic human motion. Notably, her work on “Towards autonomous ergonomic upper-limb exoskeletons” (18 citations) introduces a human-like path planning approach, while her geometric design of spherical serial chains (16 citations) advances curvature-constrained synthesis for rigid-body guidance. Robson has also developed underactuated mechanical fingers and thumbs (8–10 citations) based on anthropometric data, enabling naturalistic grasping with one degree-of-freedom linkages. Her research on kinematic synthesis for acceleration tasks (13 citations) and multi-fingered hands (10 citations) has shaped efficient, control-oriented finger models. By reconstructing human hand motion with low-cost sensor gloves (5 citations), she bridges biomechanics and robotics. With over 100 total citations, Robson’s work is instrumental in advancing assistive devices, prosthetics, and human-robot interaction, making her a key figure in the geometric design of compliant, task-specific mechanisms.
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- 8Control-Oriented Finger Kinematic Model: Geometry-Based Approach6 citations · 2019
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