Melisa Orta Martinez
Associate Professor
Studies haptics and low-cost open-source robots for education.
Melisa Orta Martinez's lab at CMU works on soft, surgical & micro robots, language & society and learning & education technology. 6 papers since 2023, 2 at top venues, mostly ICRA and UIST. 5 PhD students and 3 master's students. 6 alumni. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 2/ year
- at T1 venues
- 33%
- PhD students
- 5
- MS students
- 3
- alumni listed
- 6
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 0 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 1 papers2025 · T1 0
- 1 papers2024 · T1 1
- 4 papers2023 · T1 1
T1 venuesOtherVenues: ICRA, UIST
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Soft, surgical & micro robots2 papers
- Learning & education technology1 paper
- open-source1 paper
- Language & society0 papers
- haptics0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20251 paper
- IEEE World Haptics ConferenceSoft Flexible Magnetic Micro-Structures for a Haptic Surface
20241 paper
- ICRA (T1)Fingertip Ultrasonic Array for Tactile Rendering
20234 papers
- WHCA Magnetic Soft Device for Tactile Haptic Actuation of the Fingertip (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)SPEERLoom: An Open-Source Loom Kit for Interdisciplinary Engagement in Math, Engineering, and Textiles (opens in a new tab)
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning SciencesSPEERLoom: Collaboratively Re-Crafting CS Education
- International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual MeetingStudying Interdisciplinary Collaboration as a Core Skill
Where alumni went6 listed
Apply to CMUFall 2027
CMU SCS Computer Science PhD
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- USD 100 (USD 80 by early deadline)
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