S. Sujatha
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Total Citations
41
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About
S. Sujatha is a robotics and rehabilitation engineering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of assistive technology, robot-assisted neurorehabilitation, and locomotion systems. Her most significant contributions focus on designing innovative robotic devices to restore motor function in stroke survivors and individuals with neurological impairments. Most notably, she developed the Plug-and-Train Robot (PLUTO) for hand rehabilitation, a modular system addressing the practical and economic challenges of training multiple upper-limb joints — her most cited work with 17 citations. Her self-aligning end-effector robots for individual joint arm training further demonstrate her commitment to accessible, clinically viable rehabilitation solutions, with follow-up work exploring their real-world feasibility in home-based settings across India — a particularly impactful contribution for low- and middle-income healthcare contexts. Beyond rehabilitation, Sujatha has made meaningful advances in mobile robotics, proposing novel hybrid leg-track locomotion systems and unified stability analysis methodologies suited for hazardous environments. Her more recent work on adjustable stiffness series elastic actuators signals a continued push toward smarter, more adaptable robotic systems. With a growing citation record and research spanning clinical application to fundamental mechanical design, Sujatha represents a productive voice in translational robotics engineering.
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