Dr Chris Ford
MEng, BEng, PhD
Current positions
Research Associate
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Co-imagining robots for enhancing child-to-child social interactions.
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The rapid adoption of innovative technologies and devices has led to unforeseen consequences. For instance, while mobile phones were originally designed to facilitate communication, their evolution has, in many cases,…Managing organisational unit
School of Engineering Mathematics and TechnologyDates
01/04/2025 to 31/07/2025
Publications
Recent publications
12/01/2025AnyRotate
Proceedings of Machine Learning Research Volume 270
Shear-Based Grasp Control for Multifingered Underactuated Tactile Robotic Hands
IEEE Transactions on Robotics
Tactile SoftHand-A
International Journal of Robotics Research
Tactile-Driven Gentle Grasping for Human-Robot Collaborative Tasks
2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
An overview of robotic grippers
IEEE Potentials
Thesis
The Tactile SoftHand: An Underactuated, Anthropomorphic Hand with a Biomimetic Sense of Touch
Supervisors
Award date
01/10/2024
Related people
Professor Nathan Lepora
Professor of Robotics and AI
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Dr John Lloyd
Visiting Research Fellow
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Dr Efi Psomopoulou
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Mr Yijiong Lin
Research Associate
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology