Papers
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Total Citations
94
H-Index
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About
Dr. Richard Foulds is a pioneering researcher in assistive robotics, dedicated to restoring independence for individuals with neurological and neuromuscular disorders. His work spans two core areas: developing robotic exoskeletons for mobility and creating intelligent arm supports for conditions like Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). A major contribution is his innovative use of admittance control—a force-based approach that allows robotic arms to respond intuitively to a user’s residual movement, dramatically increasing active range of motion. This work, demonstrated in studies with over 20 combined citations, offers a transformative alternative to passive supports. Dr. Foulds also led the Multimodal User Supervised Interface and Intelligent Control (MUSIIC) project, integrating multimodal human-computer interaction with reactive AI planning to enable people with severe physical limitations to control robots in unstructured environments. His foundational papers from the 1990s on this topic have accumulated over 24 citations, underscoring their lasting influence. Through these contributions, Dr. Foulds has advanced the frontier of assistive technology, proving that intelligent, adaptive robotics can meaningfully enhance quality of life.
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- 5Color and three-dimensional vision-based assistive telemanipulation7 citations · 1998
- 6Knowledge Driven Planning and Multimodal Control of a Telerobot7 citations · 1998
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- 10Multimodal User Supervised Interface and Intelligent Control (MUSHC)5 citations · 1995