Haptics and Medical Robotics (HAMR) Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
The HAMR Laboratory at Johns Hopkins studies human perception of touch and its applications in medical robotics and human-robot interaction. Research focuses on minimally invasive surgical robots, prosthetic devices, and rehabilitation systems.
Notable achievements
Minimally invasive surgical robotics, upper-limb prosthetic systems, rehabilitation robotics, haptic perception research
Notable work
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
Flexible Electronics and Devices as Human-Machine Interfaces for Medical Robotics
Wenzheng Heng, Samuel A. Solomon, Wei Gao
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2021
Manipulating Tangible Virtual Object Dynamics to Promote Learning of Precision Force Generation
Alberto Garzás-Villar, Alba Riera-Cardona, Alexis Derumigny +3 more
2026
Progress and perspectives in soft robotics for surgery and rehabilitation.
Liu Y, He T, Yang Z +8 more
Journal of robotic surgery · 2026
Merging neural stimulation and exoskeletons to enhance sensorimotor hand functions after brain or spinal cord injury.
Cimolato A, Cekić D, Šećerović NK +14 more
Science advances · 2026
"Comparison Between Robotic and Conventional Walking Recovery Training Methods in People With Spinal Cord Injury": Systematic Review with Pairwise and Network meta-analysis.
De Maio G, Conte D, Olivieri M +3 more
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2026
Objective evaluation of hand physiotherapy in juvenile systemic sclerosis using the MediTutor robotic glove.
Kleistnerova N, Tomcik M, Spiritovic M
Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2026
Patents
MRI-safe robot for transrectal prostate biopsy
Assignee: Johns Hopkins University
US9877788 · US · Jan 30, 2018