Rebecca Cox

University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado System

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Dr. Rebecca Cox is a leading researcher in robotic manipulation, with a focus on integrating tactile and proximity sensing to enhance autonomous grasping. Her work centers on developing novel sensor architectures that combine elastomer-embedded commodity proximity sensors with contact and force detection, enabling robots to perceive and adapt to their environment with unprecedented precision. Her most influential paper, "Integrated proximity, contact and force sensing using elastomer-embedded commodity proximity sensors" (2018), has garnered 41 citations, establishing a foundational approach for multi-modal sensing in dexterous manipulation. Dr. Cox also made significant contributions to the autonomous track of the Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition at IROS 2016, where her team’s strategy—tightly coupling visual (Asus Xtion) and tactile (Robotic Materials) perception—demonstrated a robust architecture for improving grasp performance. Her work, detailed in "Improving grasp performance using in-hand proximity and contact sensing" (2017), showcases how real-time sensor fusion can overcome challenges in unstructured environments. Dr. Cox’s research is pivotal for advancing robots that can safely and effectively interact with the physical world, with applications in manufacturing, healthcare, and service robotics.