Papers
11
Total Citations
262
H-Index
6
About
Greg Hager is a pioneering figure in the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and medicine, whose work has reshaped how machines interact with complex, real-world tasks. He is best known for his foundational contributions to surgical robotics and AI safety, particularly through his leadership in Stanford's "One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence" (AI100), whose landmark report on AI's societal impact has garnered over 150 citations. Hager’s research spans hierarchical vision architectures for robotic manipulation, cooperative microsurgical assistant robots for delicate procedures like stapedotomy, and novel approaches to skill assessment in surgery using motion and video data. His work on "Monadic Robotics" introduced functional reactive programming to robot control, blending theoretical elegance with practical utility. Notably, Hager contributed to the first-ever insurance reimbursement for an AI system—a stroke triage tool that achieved a New Technology Add-on Payment from CMS, marking a historic milestone in AI healthcare adoption. With a career dedicated to making robots safer, more capable, and more integrated into human environments, Hager’s impact is measured not only in citations but in the tangible advancement of AI in critical, life-saving contexts.
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- 3A Hierarchical Vision Architecture for Robotic Manipulation Tasks20 citations · 1999
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- 5Monadic robotics13 citations · 1999
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- 7Surgical Performance Assessment6 citations · 2015
- 8Dependable Neural Networks for Safety Critical Tasks6 citations · 2020
- 9Editorial: Special Issue on Vision and Robotics, Parts I and II6 citations · 2007
- 10Robotics Research6 citations · 2019