Papers
11
Total Citations
726
H-Index
9
About
Kyle Strabala is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, mobile manipulation, and surgical robotics. His most influential contribution is the seminal 2013 paper "Towards Seamless Human-Robot Handovers" (257 citations), which fundamentally analyzed the physical and cognitive coordination required for object transfer between humans and robots—a cornerstone for collaborative robotics. Strabala also played a key role in developing Herb 2.0 (127 citations), a bimanual mobile manipulator at Carnegie Mellon’s Personal Robotics Lab, designed for home environments. For disaster response, he contributed to CHIMP, the CMU Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform (123 citations), a humanoid robot built for dangerous, degraded environments, which participated in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. His work extends to medical robotics, including miniature in vivo robots for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (46 citations) and stereoscopic visualization for remote surgery. With over 700 total citations across his top papers, Strabala’s research bridges fundamental human-robot collaboration with practical applications in home assistance, disaster response, and minimally invasive surgery, demonstrating a rare ability to advance both theory and real-world robotic systems.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Towards Seamless Human-Robot Handovers257 citations · 2013
- 2Herb 2.0: Lessons Learned From Developing a Mobile Manipulator for the Home127 citations · 2012
- 3CHIMP, the CMU Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform123 citations · 2015
- 4Learning the communication of intent prior to physical collaboration55 citations · 2012
- 5Miniature in vivo robot for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery46 citations · 2011
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- 8Guided Manipulation Planning at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials20 citations · 2015
- 9Perception and Control Challenges for Effective Human-Robot Handoffs18 citations · 2018
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