Kyle Chisholm

Carleton University, Library and Archives Canada

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Kyle Chisholm is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of rehabilitation robotics and human-robot safety. His primary contributions lie in the design and control of robotic systems for gait rehabilitation, as well as the development of novel sensing strategies to enable safer physical human-robot interaction. Chisholm’s most influential work, “A task oriented haptic gait rehabilitation robot” (2014), has garnered 48 citations, establishing a foundation for task-specific, haptic-feedback-driven therapy for individuals with walking impairments. Expanding into safety, his 2015 paper on a “Limb Compliant Sensing Strategy for Robot Collision Reaction” (16 citations) introduced the compliant limb sensor (CLS)—a rigid shell mounted compliantly to a robot link that measures displacement to infer collisions. This sensor enables robots to detect and react to contact without compromising structural integrity, a key advance for collaborative robotics. Earlier, his 2010 work on “Design and control for a gait rehabilitation robot” laid the groundwork for his later systems. Chisholm’s research bridges the gap between therapeutic efficacy and operational safety, making him a notable contributor to the fields of rehabilitation engineering and human-robot interaction.