Hannah S. Stuart
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Studies robotic grasping and tactile sensing for dexterous manipulation in unstructured environments.
Hannah S. Stuart's lab at UC Berkeley works on manipulation & robot learning and robot perception & SLAM. 26 papers since 2023, 5 at top venues, mostly ICRA and RA-L. 6 PhD students. 17 alumni. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 7/ year
- at T1 venues
- 19%
- PhD students
- 6
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 17
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 2 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 6 papers2025 · T1 0
- 6 papers2024 · T1 3
- 12 papers2023 · T1 2
T1 venuesOtherVenues: ICRA, RA-L, IROS, npj Robotics, T-RO
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Manipulation & robot learning6 papers
- grasping5 papers
- tactile sensing2 papers
- Robot perception & SLAM0 papers
- studies robotic0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20262 papers
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation EngineeringEvaluating variable transmissions in body-powered prosthetic grasping (opens in a new tab)
- npj RoboticsFracture-based grasping: dynamic impact enables predictable robotic anchoring to freshwater ice (opens in a new tab)
20256 papers
- Soft RoboticsAcousTac: Tactile sensing with pneumatic-driven acoustic resonance for electronics-free soft skin (opens in a new tab)
- Frontiers in Robotics and AIAgency-preserving robotic assistance for grasp slip recovery in body-powered prostheses (opens in a new tab)
- Frontiers in Robotics and AIError recovery in wearable robotic co-grasping: The role of human-led correction (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of Experimental BiologyFree-ranging squirrels perform stable, above-branch landings by balancing using leg force and nonprehensile foot torque (opens in a new tab)
- EMBCSmartphone haptics for tactile temporal discrimination: Preliminary insights into measurement of function (opens in a new tab)
- ICORRSynchronicity: A measure of multi-joint movement coordination in device assessment (opens in a new tab)
20246 papers
- ASEE Annual ConferenceA case study of student-community interaction through an education-first assistive device design class (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation EngineeringExpanding functional workspace for people with c5-c7 spinal cord injury with supernumerary dorsal grasping (opens in a new tab)
- RA-LFast in-hand slip control on unfeatured objects with programmable tactile sensing (opens in a new tab)
- IROS (T1)Haptic contour following with the smart suction cup (opens in a new tab)
- ICRA (T1)Regrasping on printed circuit boards with the smart suction cup (opens in a new tab)
- ICRA (T1)Squirrel-inspired tendon-driven passive gripper for agile landing (opens in a new tab)
202312 papers
- ICORRA wearable testbed for studying variable transmission in body-powered prosthetic gripping (opens in a new tab)
- ICRA (T1)Bioinspired tearing manipulation with a robotic fish (opens in a new tab)
- T-NSRECharacterizing the force-motion tradeoff in body-powered transmission design (opens in a new tab)
- Frontiers in Robotics and AIEfficient reciprocating burrowing with anisotropic origami feet (opens in a new tab)
- T-RO (T1)Haptic search with the smart suction cup on adversarial object (opens in a new tab)
- RoboSoftMechanical modeling and optimal model-based design of a soft pneumatic actuator (opens in a new tab)
- T-MRBModulating Wrist-Hand Kinematics in Motorized Assisted Grasping With C5-6 Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of TerramechanicsPush-pull locomotion: Increasing travel velocity in loose regolith via induced wheel slip (opens in a new tab)
- Annals of Clinical and Translational NeurologySelf-care selfies: Patient-uploaded videos capture meaningful changes in dexterity over 6 months (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and BiologySkin Sensitivity Assessment Using Smartphone Haptic Feedback (opens in a new tab)
- ECBIOSTap and swipe smartphone gestures indicate hand tremor and finger joint range of motion (opens in a new tab)
- RA-LWalk-Burrow-Tug: Legged anchoring analysis using RFT-based granular limit surfaces (opens in a new tab)
Where alumni went17 listed
Apply to UC BerkeleyFall 2027
UC Berkeley EECS Computer Science PhD
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