Omri Afgin

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Omri Afgin is a researcher whose work lies at the intersection of human perception and telerobotics, with a particular focus on how visuomotor control adapts to transmission delays. His most-cited paper, "Visuomotor Resolution in Telerobotic Grasping with Transmission Delays" (2017, 12 citations), challenges the conventional application of Weber’s law—a fundamental psychophysical principle stating that the just noticeable difference (JND) scales linearly with stimulus intensity. Afgin’s research demonstrates that in direct, visually-guided grasping, this law does not hold, revealing a critical distinction between natural and delayed teleoperation. This finding has significant implications for designing more intuitive and effective robotic interfaces, especially in scenarios where time lags are unavoidable, such as space or underwater exploration. By bridging psychophysics and robotics, Afgin’s contributions offer a deeper understanding of human sensorimotor adaptation, providing a foundation for improving teleoperation systems that rely on delayed visual feedback. His work is a valuable resource for students and researchers exploring how human perception can inform the next generation of robotic control.