Robot Talk Episode 161 – Collaborative haptic systems, with Allison Okamura
Claire chatted to Allison Okamura from Stanford University about developing advanced robotic systems for haptic (touch) interaction.
Allison Okamura is the Richard W. Weiland Professor of Engineering at Stanford University. Her academic interests include haptics, teleoperation, virtual reality, medical robotics, soft robotics, rehabilitation, and education. Allison is Director of Graduate Studies for Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, a deputy director of the Wu Tsai Stanford Neurosciences Institute, a Science Fellow of the Hoover Institution and a founding faculty member and executive committee member of the Stanford Robotics Center.
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