Harvard Biorobotics Lab
Professor Robert D. Howe
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Surgical Robotics
Force Feedback in Surgery: An Analysis of Blunt Dissection
Virtual Fixtures for Robotic Cardiac Surgery
Autonomous Localization of the Internal-Mammary Artery using a Tactile Sensor Array
Tissue Mechanics
Characterizing the Nonlinear Mechanical Response of Liver to Surgical Manipulation
Image-Based Mechanical Characterization of Soft Tissue
Biomechanics of the Human Larynx
Modeling Heart Tissue to Avoid Injury During Trans-atrial Surgical Procedures
Mechanics of the Human Fingerpad
Tactile Sensing and Display
Remote Palpation Instruments for Minimally Invasive Surgery
A Tactile Shape Display Using RC Servomotors
Vibrotactile Sensing and Display
Tactile Shape Display
Simulating Soft Tissue with a Tactile Shape Display
Tactile Imaging
Tactile Imaging of Breast Tissue
Robotic Grasping and Shape Deposition Manufacturing
Robust Robotic Mechanisms and Sensors via Shape Deposition Manufacturing
Compliant Grasping for Unstructured Environments
"Soft" Grippers and Bugbots
Biological Motor Control
A Quantitative Investigation of the Effects of Hypnosis on Stroke Recovery
Mechanical Impedance of the Human Hand
Teleoperated Robotics
Effect of link and joint flexibility in a teleoperated robot
World Modeling by Tele-Manipulation
Smooth Bipedal Walking
Robotic Manipulation and Tactile Sensing
Human Tactile Sensing
Study of Finger Motion and Sensation During Palpation
Impedance Control
Minimum Impedance Manipulation