Core Robotics Faculty
The Robotics Center is an Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Engineering, featuring faculty from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and the Kahlert School of Computing, currently administered by Dr. Stephen Mascaro in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Robotics Graduate Student Coordinator is Kelly Pearson.
Faculty/Info
Research Interests
Laboratory
Jake Abbott
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2005
Office: 2676 MEK
E-mail: jake.abbott@utah.edu
Phone: 801.585.6672
Google Scholar Citations
- Magnetic manipulation
- Medical robotics
- Haptics and telemanipulation
Magnetic & Medical Robotics Lab
Location: 2156 MEK
(Ph: 801.581.3129)
Edoardo Battaglia
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 2018
Office: 1339 MEK
Email: edoardo.battaglia@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Haptics
- Grasping and Manipulation
- Wearable sensing
- User studies
- Human-centered robot design
- Human-robot interaction
Human-Centered Haptics and Robotics Lab
Location: 1333 MEK
Daniel Brown
Assistant Professor
School of Computing
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, UT Austin, 2020
Office: 2172 MEB
Email:dsbrown@cs.utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Robot learning
- Human-robot interaction
Daniel Drew
Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2018
Office: 2260 MEB
E-mail: daniel.drew@utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.6490
Google Scholar Citations
- Insect-scale robots
- Swarm robotics
- Novel microactuators
- Human-robot interaction
Drew Research Lab (DRL)
(Ph: 801.581.6490)
Jacob George
Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, 2020
Office: 2125B Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital
E-mail: jake.george@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Brain-computer interfaces
- Rehabilitation robotics
- Neural engineering
- Bioinspired artificial intelligence
- Intelligent prostheses and exoskeletons
NeuroRobotics Lab
Location: LL140 Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital
Laura Hallock
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2021
Office: MEK 2339
E-mail: laura.hallock@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Robotic assistance and rehabilitation
- Neuromusculoskeletal sensing
- Human–robot control interfaces
- Machine learning and system identification
Human Robot Empowerment (HRE) Lab
Location: MEK 2019
Tucker Hermans
Associate Professor
School of Computing
Office: MEB 2164
Phone: 801.581.8122
E-mail: tucker.hermans@utah.edu
Education: Ph.D. in Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014
Google Scholar Citations
- Robot learning
- Robotic manipulation
- Computer and robot vision
- Robot perception
Utah Learning Lab for Manipulation Autonomy (LL4MA )
Location: MEB 2160
John Hollerbach (UURC Director)
Professor
School of Computing
Office: MEB 2196A
Phone: 801.585.6978
E-mail: jmh@cs.utah.edu
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, MIT, 1978
Google Scholar Citations
- Robotics
- Virtual environments
- Human motor control
Hollerbach Lab
Location: 2196 MEB
Alan Kuntz
Assistant Professor
School of Computing
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Office: MEB 2162
E-mail: adk@cs.utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Shared autonomy
- Motion planning
- Design optimization of manipulators and tentacle-like, flexible robots
- Health care applications
Kam K. Leang
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, December 2004
Office: 1348 MEK
E-mail: kam.k.leang@utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.3450
Google Scholar Citations
- Dynamic systems
- Estimation, planning, and control
- Multi-agent systems
- Nanopositioning and scanning probe microscopy
- Electroactive polymer actuators
DARC (Design, Automation, Robotics and Control) Lab
Location: 1156 MEK
Tommaso Lenzi
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy, 2012
Office: 3340 MEK
E-mail: t.lenzi@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Wearable robotics
- Powered prostheses and exoskeletons
- Bionics
- Rehabilitation engineering
HGN Lab for Bionic Engineering
Location: 3333 MEK
Steve Mascaro
Associate Professor (Lecture)
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2002
Office: 1151 MEK
E-mail: smascaro@mech.utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.7228
Google Scholar Citations
- Robotics and mechatronics
- System dynamics and control
- Haptics, sensors and actuators
- Human-machine systems
Sanford Meek
Associate Professor Emeritus
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 1982
E-mail: meek@mech.utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Biocontrol systems
- Robotics
Mark Minor
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2000
Office: 2153 MEK
E-mail: minor@mech.utah.edu
Phone: 801. 587.7771
Google Scholar Citations
- Design, modeling, and control of mobile robots — ground based and under-actuated climbing robots
- Robotic Educational Tools
- Medical Robotic Instrumentation
Robotic Systems Lab
Location: 2030 MEK
(PH: 801.581.9018)
Haohan Zhang
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2019
Office: 2568 MEK
E-mail: haohan.zhang@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Design and control of wearable robotics
- Assistive technology and rehabilitation
- Physical human-robot interaction
- Sensorimotor and biomechanics
- Parallel mechanisms
Affiliated and Auxiliary Faculty
Faculty/Info
Research Interests
Laboratory
Henry Fu
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D. Physics, University of California at Berkeley, 2006
Office: 2563 MEK
Phone: (801) 581-4119
E-mail: henry.fu@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Low-Reynolds number hydrodynamics
- Biomechanics and biophysics
- Complex biomaterials
- Microrobotics
Yong Kong
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Princeton University, 2015
Office: 1543 MEK
E-mail: yong.kong@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Additive manufacturing
- Nanomaterials-based devices
- Biomedical devices
- Ingestible electronics
Yin Yang
Associate Professor
Kahlert School of Computing
Education: Ph.D. from University of Texas at Dallas
Office: MEB 3454
Phone: (801) 585-7594
E-mail: yin.yang@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations
- Graphics, Vision, and Visualization
- Simulation
- Machine Learning
- Robotics