Simon Latour
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Total Citations
190
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About
Simon Latour is a prominent researcher and engineer working at the intersection of assistive robotics and human-machine interfaces, with a particular focus on empowering individuals living with physical disabilities. His work, primarily conducted in association with Kinova Robotics, has significantly advanced the design and deployment of modular robotic systems for real-world service and assistive applications. Latour's contributions to the JACO2 and MICO2 robotic arm platforms — detailed across multiple highly cited publications — have helped establish these systems as leading tools in both clinical and research settings, collectively garnering over 100 citations. His 2018 paper on multimodal adaptive wireless control interfaces (47 citations) stands as a landmark contribution, introducing a body-machine interface leveraging wearable wireless sensor networks to translate residual upper-body movements into robotic control commands. This work demonstrates his commitment to inclusive design and personalized assistive technology. By combining hardware innovation with intelligent control algorithms, as highlighted in his 2016 work on empowering users through advanced robotic algorithms, Latour has consistently bridged engineering excellence with meaningful humanitarian impact, making him a notable figure in the assistive technology and service robotics communities.
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Top Papers
- 1Kinova Modular Robot Arms for Service Robotics Applications62 citations · 2017
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- 3Kinova Modular Robot Arms for Service Robotics Applications42 citations · 2019
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