Dr Antonia Tzemanaki
Current positions
Lecturer in Robotics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Research interests
Current projects
ARTEMIS (Advanced RoboTic brEeast exaMination Intelligent System)
funded by CRUK, kick off: 04/2020, in partnership with Imperial College London and the University of Lincoln
Development of robotic palpation sensors for breast lump early detection, using soft materials and haptic technologies.
Robotic Prostate cancer diagnosis/treatment
collaboration with Bristol Urological Institute
Modelling and develoment of robotic tools and simulator for biopsy and treatment of prostate cancer (for Brachytherapy and LATP - local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy)
Teleoperation in extreme environments (space and nuclear robotics)
collaboration with Thales Alenia Space, UK and RAIN Hub
Development of sensorised grippers and hand exoskeletons for dexterous manipulation
Investigation of effects and mitigation of teleoperation delays using haptic interfaces
Sign Language Recognition and Learning
Development of wearable technologies for the recognition and teaching of British Sign Language, using soft sensors and machine learning.
Robot assisted diagnosis in colorectal examination
Development of teleoperated soft haptic systems and wearable diagnostic interfaces
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Towards creating inclusive performance spaces - introducing haptics in performance art to dismantle ableist barriers
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The aim is to explore how haptic technology can minimise ableist barriers to inclusivity in performance spaces by investigating disability through different lenses and models (including social, medical and cultural).…Managing organisational unit
School of Psychological ScienceDates
02/05/2022 to 30/06/2022
Haptic Teleoperation for Space applications
Principal Investigator
Description
Investigation of effects and mitigation of teleoperation delays using haptic interfacesManaging organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/10/2020 to 01/10/2024
Investigation and development of an Endourology haptic robotic simulator for surgical training
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/07/2020 to 31/10/2023
Teleoperation in extreme environments (space and nuclear robotics)
Principal Investigator
Description
Development of sensorised grippers and hand exoskeletons for dexterous manipulationManaging organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/05/2020 to 31/10/2023
8036 Cancer Research UK via Imperial ARTEMIS
Principal Investigator
Description
Development of robotic palpation sensors for breast lump early detection, using soft materials and haptic technologies.Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/04/2020 to 31/12/2021
Publications
Recent publications
04/01/2023ESPRESS.0: Eustachian Tube-Inspired Tactile Sensor Exploiting Pneumatics for Range Extension and SenSitivity Tuning
Sensors
End-Effector Mobility for Manipulators in Confined Spaces
UKRAS21 Conference: “Robotics at home” Proceedings, 2nd June 2021
Optical-Tactile Sensor for Lump Detection Using Pneumatic Control
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
A Pressure Controlled Membrane Mechanism for Optimising Haptic Sensing
Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems
