John Vrublevskis

Thales (United Kingdom), Leonardo (United States)

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John Vrublevskis is a researcher at the forefront of space robotics and teleoperation, focusing on the critical challenges of remote manipulation in high-latency environments. His work addresses a fundamental bottleneck for future space activities, including in-orbit servicing, manufacture (IOSM), and planetary exploration. Vrublevskis’s major contributions lie in understanding how signal delays—an unavoidable consequence of the vast distances in space—impact human performance and system trustworthiness. His most-cited paper, “Impact of Haptic Feedback in High Latency Teleoperation for Space Applications” (2024, 19 citations), explores how haptic feedback can mitigate the disjointed “move-and-wait” behavior caused by latency, offering a pathway to more intuitive and effective remote control. Building on this, his 2023 work on “Elicitation of trustworthiness requirements for highly dexterous teleoperation systems with signal latency” (9 citations) systematically identifies the design criteria needed to foster operator confidence in delayed systems. Notably, Vrublevskis also contributes to simulation technology, as seen in his 2024 paper on verifying a virtual lunar regolith simulant (3 citations), which proposes cost-effective, safer methods for testing in-situ resource utilization hardware. His research bridges human factors, haptics, and simulation, making him a key voice in enabling humanity’s next steps in space.