Jayant Unde
Papers
7
Total Citations
47
H-Index
5
About
Jayant Unde is a robotics researcher focused on assistive and wearable technologies that enhance human mobility and independence. His work spans exoskeletons, robotic grippers, and body weight support systems, with a particular emphasis on safe human-robot interaction. Unde’s most impactful contribution is the Variable Grounding Flexible Limb (VGFL), a novel wearable robotic limb that assists sit-to-stand transfers by tracking the user’s center of gravity while maintaining a compact form factor—a paper that has garnered 12 citations. He also developed a high-strength, flexible mechanism for body weight support (10 citations), addressing key limitations in strength, size, and ground interaction. In the domain of soft robotics, Unde designed a pneumatic artificial muscle-powered exoskeleton (8 citations) and a compliant gripper for safe robot-assisted dressing and undressing (5 citations). His work on a passively adaptable roller gripper for separating stacked fabric (5 citations) and a single-actuator tendon-driven two-finger linkage gripper (5 citations) demonstrates his versatility in manipulation. Unde’s research is driven by real-world applications, particularly for aging populations, and his innovations in compact, adaptive mechanisms are paving the way for more practical and user-friendly assistive devices.
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Top Papers
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- 2High-strength and flexible mechanism for body weight support10 citations · 2023
- 3Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Powered Exoskeleton8 citations · 2019
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- 7Lower Body Passive Exoskeleton Using Control Enabled Two Way Ratchet2 citations · 2018