Kiana Yousefi

Iran University of Science and Technology

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Kiana Yousefi’s research lies at the intersection of haptic teleoperation, robotics, and cost-effective system design. Her most-cited work, “Cost-effective Haptic Teleoperation Framework: Design and Implementation” (2023, 4 citations), addresses a critical gap in the field: the prohibitive cost and limited functionality of existing haptic interfaces. Yousefi’s major contribution is the development of an economical teleoperation setup that pairs two robots as master and slave, overcoming the typical trade-offs between affordability, haptic feedback range, and rotational degrees of freedom. This framework democratizes access to advanced teleoperation, making it viable for education, small-scale manufacturing, and remote manipulation tasks. While her citation count is still growing, the work’s novelty in balancing cost and performance has already attracted attention from researchers seeking practical, scalable solutions. Yousefi’s achievement lies not just in technical innovation but in redefining what is possible within budget constraints—a crucial step toward widespread adoption of haptic systems. Her research promises to empower a new generation of robotic applications where high-fidelity feedback was once out of reach.