Pragna Das

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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Pragna Das is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on tackling some of the most hazardous environments known to humanity. Her key research areas include telerobotics, autonomous systems, and industrial automation, with a particular emphasis on applications in the nuclear industry. Das’s most significant contribution is her pioneering work on robot-assisted glovebox teleoperation, which addresses the critical challenge of minimizing human exposure to radiation in nuclear facilities. Her 2021 paper on this topic, which has garnered 47 citations, proposes novel methods for enabling precise remote manipulation within the extreme conditions of gloveboxes—a breakthrough that could fundamentally transform safety protocols in nuclear operations. Beyond this, Das has advanced the field of automated transportation systems, developing techniques for estimating time-varying cost parameters in battery-operated mobile robots, and has contributed to controller synthesis methods using finite state stack machines for complex industrial automation. Her research bridges the gap between theoretical control systems and real-world, high-stakes applications, making her work essential reading for anyone interested in robotics for extreme environments, industrial safety, or autonomous systems in hazardous settings.