Papers
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Total Citations
757
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About
Soumen Sen is a robotics and mechatronics researcher whose work has significantly advanced the field of safe physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) and variable stiffness actuation (VSA). His most celebrated contribution, the VSA-II actuator (2008, 360 citations), introduced a groundbreaking joint-level actuation system enabling robots to dynamically adjust their mechanical stiffness, making them safer and more capable in human-shared environments. Complementing this, his foundational review on safe and dependable pHRI (2006, 234 citations) helped define the conceptual and technical landscape for robots operating in domestic, assistive, and cooperative settings. Sen's research consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical engineering: his dependability analyses of antagonistic actuation arrangements provided critical guidelines for designing fail-safe robotic joints, while his work on soft robots and biologically inspired elastic transmissions explored how variable impedance strategies can be implemented reliably. More recently, his interests have expanded into flexible electronics, with contributions to stretchable MWCNT-based electronic skin for health monitoring. With a body of work accumulating over 740 citations, Sen has established himself as an influential voice in human-friendly robotics, soft actuation, and the intersection of safety engineering with intelligent mechanical design.
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- 3Physical human-robot interaction: Dependability, safety, and performance66 citations · 2008
- 4Toward soft robots you can depend on49 citations · 2008
- 5Optimization and Fail-Safety Analysis of Antagonistic Actuation for pHRI12 citations · 2006
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