Veronica Santos

Research and Interests

Grasp and manipulation, hand biomechanics, haptics, human-machine systems, machine learning, machine perception, neural control of movement, prosthetics, robotics, stochastic modeling, tactile sensors.

Notable Publications and Books

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In the News

A Three-Fingered, Mine-defusing Robot Hand Promises Stealth and Safety | ASME, November 2022
Sarcos is Developing a 'Human-Like' Robotic Hand to Help the US Navy in Safely Defusing Mines | Tech Times, September 2022
This Pittsburgh Company Is Building A Robotic Hand For The US Navy To Safely Defuse Mines | Forbes, September 2022
Giving Back the Sense of Touch to Amputees| Think with Kera, July 2022
RE2 Achieves Technical Milestone with Robotic Gripper for US Navy | Naval Technology, July 2022
RE2 Hits Technical Milestone with STARFISH Robotic Gripper | The Robot Report, July 2022
Artificial Intelligence and Moral Issues: AI Between War and Self-consciousness | Modern Diplomacy, June 2022
The Audacious Science Pushing the Boundaries of Human Touch | National Geographic, June 2022 (subscription required)
Teaching Robots to Touch | Nature, May 2022
Giving Robots a Sense of Touch | Mission Unstoppable, June 2021
$100-million gift to UCLA shows growing role of private donors in public universities | Los Angeles Times, June 2019

Education

Cornell University, 2007
- Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with Biometry minor
University of California, at Berkeley, 1999
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Music minor

Awards and Recognition

2018: Robohub.org list of “25 women in robotics you need to know about”
2018-2019: Defense Science Study Group Selectee
2017: UCLA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept. Teaching Award
2010: National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium Selectee
2010: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER Award

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