Mustafa Suphi Erden
École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées, Delft University of Technology, Middle East Technical University, Heriot-Watt University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Centre de Robotique, University of Edinburgh, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Papers
46
Total Citations
1,072
H-Index
18
About
Mustafa Suphi Erden is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, legged locomotion, robotic assistance, and medical robotics. His research is particularly distinguished by its focus on enabling intuitive physical collaboration between humans and robots, often without relying on conventional force sensors. His landmark 2010 paper on human-intent detection — cited 132 times — demonstrated that robots could interpret and respond to human physical guidance through contact alone, a significant breakthrough in physically interactive control. Erden has made substantial contributions to robotic-assisted manual welding, investigating how robots can compensate for hand impedance and support both novice and professional welders through intelligent assistance schemes. His comparative studies of hand impedance across skill levels, accumulated nearly 200 citations collectively, have deepened understanding of human motor control in skilled tasks. Early in his career, he advanced six-legged robot locomotion through reinforcement learning and novel torque-distribution methods, garnering nearly 150 citations across two influential papers. His work also extends to humanoid robot expressiveness and medical imaging, including endomicroscopic mosaicking via visual servoing. Across disciplines, Erden's research consistently bridges fundamental robotics theory with meaningful real-world human-centered applications.
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Top Papers
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- 2Assisting manual welding with robot96 citations · 2011
- 3Free gait generation with reinforcement learning for a six-legged robot85 citations · 2007
- 4Hand Impedance Measurements During Interactive Manual Welding With a Robot72 citations · 2015
- 5Emotional Postures for the Humanoid-Robot Nao63 citations · 2013
- 6Torque Distribution in a Six-Legged Robot63 citations · 2007
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