Papers
25
Total Citations
1,722
H-Index
15
About
Aaron Edsinger is a pioneering roboticist whose career spans human-robot interaction, robot manipulation, and autonomous systems design. His foundational work on robot manipulation in human environments — cited over 370 times — helped define the trajectory of a generation of robotics research, articulating both the promise and the technical hurdles of deploying robots as capable collaborators in everyday settings. Edsinger's contributions extend from the social and perceptual dimensions of robotics, including early influential work on active vision and social constraints in animate systems, to the deeply practical challenges of grasping and maneuvering within cluttered spaces using whole-arm tactile sensing. His work on object handoff between humans and robots (196 citations) demonstrated that intuitive physical collaboration between people and machines was achievable, not merely theoretical. Edsinger also contributed to underwater robotics through the celebrated Ocean One project (240 citations), a teleoperated humanoid avatar designed for deep-sea exploration. Perhaps most tangibly, his design of Stretch — a compact, lightweight mobile manipulator — reflects his enduring commitment to making capable robots accessible and practical. Across more than two decades, Edsinger's research has consistently bridged rigorous engineering with real-world human needs.
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Top Papers
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- 2Ocean One: A Robotic Avatar for Oceanic Discovery240 citations · 2016
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- 4Active vision for sociable robots180 citations · 2001
- 5Reaching in clutter with whole-arm tactile sensing107 citations · 2013
- 6SENSING AND MANIPULATING BUILT-FOR-HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS102 citations · 2004
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- 9Manipulation in Human Environments81 citations · 2006
- 10Social constraints on animate vision65 citations · 2000