These technologies have been transferred to spin-off company www.SynTouchInc.com
Publications
Seminara, L., Dosen, S., Mastrogiovanni, F., Bianchi, M. Watt, S., Beckerle, P., Nanyakkara, T., Drewing, K., Moscatelli, A., Klatzky, R.L. and Loeb, G.E. “A touch of humanity for human-in-the-loop artificial hands”, Science Robotics, 8:eadd5434, 2023.
Loeb, G.E. “Developing intelligent robots that grasp affordance,” Frontiers in Robotics and AI, in press, 2022.
Eriksson, D., Loeb, G.E., Persson, C., Korin, C. Evaluating the use of a tactile sensor for measuring carton compliance, Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal 35:362-369, doi: 10.1515/npprj-2019-0086, 2020.
Z. Su, Schaal, S., Loeb, G.E., “Surface tilt perception with a biomimetic tactile sensor,” 2016 6th IEEE RAS & EMBS international conference on biomedical robotics and biomechatronics (BioRob), 2016.
Su, Z., Kroemer, O., Loeb, G.E., Sukhatme ,G.S., Schaal, S., Learning to Switch Between Sensorimotor Primitives Using Multimodal Haptic Signals, From Animals to Animals 14 Volume 9825 of the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science pp. 170-182, 2016.
Loeb, G.E. and Fishel, J.A. Bayesian Action & Perception: Representing the World in the Brain Frontiers in Neuroscience 8:341, doi: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00341, 2014
Wettels, N., Fishel, J.A., and Loeb, G.E., Multimodal Tactile Sensor. The Human Hand as an Inspiration for Robot Hand Development. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR) series, Balasubramanian, R. and Santos, V.J., Eds., Springer, Heidelberg., doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-03017-3_9, 2014.
Jimenez MC, Fishel JA, editors. Evaluation of multimodal tactile feedback in prosthetic limbs. Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 2014 IEEE; 2014.
Arian MS, Blaine CA, Loeb GE, Fishel JA, The BioTac as a tumor localization tool. Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 2014 IEEE; 2014.
Matulevich B, Loeb GE, Fishel JA, Utility of contact detection reflexes in prosthetic hand control. 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems; 2013.
Fishel JA, Loeb GE. Sensing Tactile Microvibrations with the BioTac – Comparison with Human Sensitivity. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics; Rome2012. p. 1122-7.
Roy, D., Wettels, N., and Loeb, G.E. Elastomeric Skin Selection for a Fluid-Filled Artificial Fingertip. Journal of Applied Polymer Science DOI:10.1002/APP.38030, 2012.
Avraham, G., Nisky, I., Fernandes, H., Acuna, D., Kording, K., Loeb, G.E. and Karniel, A. Towards perceiving robots as humans: Three handshake models face the Turing-like handshake test. IEEE Trans. Haptics, 5:196-207, 2012.
Fishel, J.A. and Loeb, G.E. Bayesian exploration for intelligent identification of textures. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 6:4 (doi: 10:338/fnbot.2012.00004). 2012.
Su, Z. Fishel, J.A., Yamamoto, T. and Loeb, G.E. Use of tactile feedback to control exploratory movements to characterize object compliance. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 6:7 (doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2012.00007). 2012.
Wettels, N. and Loeb, G.E. Haptic feature extraction from a biomimetic tactile sensor: force, contact location and curvature. IEEE-ROBIO, Phuket, Thailand, Dec. 7-11, 2011. Award C.M. Ho Best Paper in Biomimetics.
Loeb, G.E., Tsianos, G.A., Fishel, J.A., Wettels, N. and Schaal, S. Understanding haptics by evolving mechatronic systems. Prog. Brain Res. 192:129-144, 2011.
Kaliki, R.R., Davoodi, R. and Loeb, G.E. Prediction of Distal Arm Posture in 3-D Space from Shoulder Movements for Control of Upper Limb Prostheses. Proceedings of the IEEE, 96(7):1217-1225, 2008.
Wettels, N., Santos, V.J., Johansson, R.S. and Loeb, G.E. Biomimetic Tactile Sensor Array. Advanced Robotics, 22(8):829-849, 2008.
Wettels, N., Popovic, D., Santos, V.J., Johannson, R.S., and Loeb, G.E. Biomimetic Tactile Sensor for Control of Grip. International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics 2007, Nordweijk an Zee, the Netherlands, June 12-15, 2007.
Wettels, N., Popovic, D., and Loeb, G.E. Biomimetic Tactile Sensor. Proceedings of BioMed2007, 2nd Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference, Irvine, California, June 7-8, 2007.