Roger Gassert
ETH Zurich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Imperial College London, Center for Pediatric Endocrinology Zurich, Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, École Polytechnique, University of Zurich, National University of Singapore, Technologies pour la Santé, Northeastern University, Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise, Department of Medical Sciences
Papers
132
Total Citations
6,546
H-Index
40
About
Roger Gassert is a leading biomedical engineer and rehabilitation robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, human-robot interaction, and assistive technology. Best known for his highly influential review on control strategies for active lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics (2015, over 1,050 citations), Gassert has fundamentally shaped how the field thinks about wearable robotic devices for restoring human locomotion and motor function. His research spans the design and clinical application of rehabilitation robots for sensorimotor deficits—work that has garnered nearly 440 citations and advocates for neurophysiologically grounded approaches over purely technology-driven solutions. Gassert has made seminal contributions to hand rehabilitation robotics, developing landmark systems including HandCARE, the HapticKnob, and a fully wearable soft exoskeleton for grasping assistance, each addressing the critical global burden of hand impairment following stroke and spinal cord injury. His innovative MRI-compatible robotic systems have uniquely bridged engineering and neuroscience, enabling real-time brain imaging during motor tasks. With contributions also extending to multisensory perception and robotic surgery, Gassert's body of work—spanning basic science to clinical translation—has profoundly advanced the development of intelligent, patient-centered rehabilitation technologies.
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Top Papers
- 1Control strategies for active lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics: a review1,053 citations · 2015
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- 7A Haptic Knob for Rehabilitation of Hand Function196 citations · 2007
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