Papers
8
Total Citations
123
H-Index
5
About
Sidney Fels is a pioneering researcher in human-machine interaction, robotics, and biomedical simulation, whose work bridges engineering, medicine, and cognitive science. His major contributions span three key areas: realistic facial and anatomical modeling, surgical training systems, and anthropomorphic robotics. Notably, his most-cited paper, "Simulating the three-dimensional deformation of in vivo facial skin" (2013, 75 citations), provides a foundational framework for understanding soft tissue mechanics, with applications in plastic surgery and computer graphics. Fels also developed "Play Me Back" (2018, 19 citations), a unified training platform for robotic and laparoscopic surgery that combines hand-over-hand guidance with trial-and-error learning, leveraging expert data from the da Vinci system to enhance surgical education. His innovative work on anthropomorphic robots includes the design of a 6-DOF robotic jaw (2007, 10 citations) and a novel robotic neck (2014, 5 citations), both aimed at creating anatomically accurate androids for facial perception research. These achievements demonstrate Fels’s impact in advancing realistic human-robot interfaces and medical training tools, making him a key figure in the intersection of robotics, simulation, and human-centered design.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Simulating the three-dimensional deformation of in vivo facial skin75 citations · 2013
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- 3Chew on this: Design of a 6DOF anthropomorphic robotic jaw10 citations · 2007
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- 5Design of a 6 degree of freedom anthropomorphic robotic jaw5 citations · 2005
- 6A novel 4 DOF eye-camera positioning system for Androids4 citations · 2015
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- 8Tippy the Telepresence Robot2 citations · 2011