Mark R. Cutkosky

Research Statement

Cutkosky applies analyses, simulations, and experiments to the design and control of robotic hands, tactile sensors, and devices for human/computer interaction. In manufacturing, his work focuses on design tools for rapid prototyping.

Research Projects
Bio-inspired Robotics and Dexterous Manipulation
Summary: Bio-inspired Robotics and Dexterous Manipulation Link: http://bdml.stanford.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome [Close Box]
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Degrees

Degree	Discipline	Year	School
PhD		1985	Carnegie Mellon

Publications

Publication Title	Author(s)/Speaker(s)	Open Document
Design and Fabrication of Multi-Material Structures for Bio-Inspired Robots	M.R. Cutkosky and S. Kim
Biomimetics (Public Radio interview)	Mark Cutkosky
Smooth Vertical Surface Climbing With Directional Adhesion	Kim , S. Spenko, M. Trujillo, S. Heyneman, B. Santos, D. Cutkosky, M. R.
Force and Tactile Sensors	B. Siciliano; O. Khatib
Scaling Hard Vertical Surfaces with Compliant Microspine Arrays	A. Asbeck; S. Kim; M.R. Cutkosky...
Title: Design and Fabrication of Multi-Material Structures for Bio-Inspired Robots Author(s): M.R. Cutkosky and S. Kim Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A , Volume 367 , Number 1894 Date Published: 2009-4 Details: Special issue on Biomimetics [Close Box] Title: Biomimetics (Public Radio interview) Speaker(s): Mark Cutkosky Occasion: Interview on PRI following coverage of Stickybot in National Geographic Magazine Date of Talk: 2008-3-24 Details: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/fairgame/.jukebox?action=viewMedia&mediaId=689383&podcastId=12804 PRI Fair Game "Mark Cutkosky" [Close Box] Title: Smooth Vertical Surface Climbing With Directional Adhesion Author(s): Kim , S. Spenko, M. Trujillo, S. Heyneman, B. Santos, D. Cutkosky, M. R. Journal: IEEE Transactions on Robotics , Volume 24 , Number 1 Date Published: 2008-2-1 Details: Awarded IEEE King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Transactions on Robotics Paper Award, May 2009. [Close Box] Chapter Title: Force and Tactile Sensors Chapter Author(s): M.R. Cutkosky; R.D. Howe; W.R. Provancher Book Title: Springer Handbook of Robotics Book Authors/Eds.: B. Siciliano; O. Khatib Publisher: Springer Date Published: 2008 [Close Box] Title: Scaling Hard Vertical Surfaces with Compliant Microspine Arrays Author(s): A. Asbeck; S. Kim; M.R. Cutkosky; W.R. Provancher; M. Lanzetta Journal: Journal of Robotics Research , Volume 15 , Number 12 Date Published: 2006 Details: pp. 1165-1180. [Close Box] Title: Frictional adhesion: a new angle on gecko attachment Author(s): K. Autumn; A. Dittmore; D. Santos; M. Spenko; M. Cutkosky Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology Date Published: 2006 [Close Box] Title: Feedback strategies for telemanipulation with shared control of object handling forces Author(s): Griffin, W.B;Provancher, W.R; Cutkosky, M.R. Journal: PRESENCE-TELEOPERATORS AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS Date Published: 2005-12 [Close Box] Title: Design Information Retrieval: a thesauri-based approach for reuse of informal design information Author(s): Yang, M.C.; Wood, W.H.; Cutkosky, M.R. Journal: Engineering with Computers Date Published: 2005-11 Details: ISSN 0177-0667, p. 1-16 [Close Box] Title: Contact Location Display for Haptic Perception of Curvature and Object Motion Author(s): Provancher, W.R.; Cutkosky, M.R.; Kuchenbecker, K.J; Niemeyer, G. Journal: International Journal of Robotics Research , Volume 24 , Number 9 Date Published: 2005 [Close Box] Title: Stride Period Adaptation for a Biomimetic Running Hexapod Author(s): Karpick, J.; Cham, J.G.; Cutkosky, M.R. Journal: International Journal of Robotics Research , Volume 23 , Number 2 Date Published: 2004 [Close Box]
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Academic Honors & Awards

Fulbright Distinguished Faculty Chair (Pisa, Italy)
Scientific Advisory Board, IMT Graduate School (Lucca, Italy)
Charles M. Pigott Professorship
Anderson Faculty Scholar
National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award