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Professor Colgate's principal research interest is human-robot interaction. He has worked extensively in the areas of haptic (touch) interface, remote manipulation, and advanced prosthetics. He, along with collaborator Michael Peshkin, is the inventor of a broad class of collaborative robots known as “cobots.” In recent years, Professor Colgate’s research has focused on bringing haptic feedback to touch-based interfaces such as touch screens and touch pads.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1988
Mechanical Engineering, SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1986
Physics, SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1983
Research interests keywords
- Cobotics
- Haptic interface
- Human-machine systems
- Physical systems modeling
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Center: NSF Engineering Research Center for Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity (HAND)
Colgate, E. (PD/PI), Cao, J. (Other), Elwin, M. (Other), Gerber, E. M. (Other), Lynch, K. M. (Other), Murphey, T. D. (Other), Truby, R. L. (Other) & argall, B. D. (Other)
9/1/24 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: HCC: Medium: "Unboxing" Haptic Texture Perception: Closing the Loop from Skin Contact Mechanics to Novel Haptic Device
Colgate, E. (PD/PI)
10/1/23 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
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NRI: Shape-Based Remote Manipulation
Colgate, E. (PD/PI) & Elwin, M. (Co-PD/PI)
9/1/22 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: HCC: Medium: TouchBots for Surface Haptics
Colgate, E. (PD/PI), Colgate, E. (PD/PI), Colgate, E. (PD/PI), Gerber, E. M. (Other), Gerber, E. M. (Other) & Gerber, E. M. (Other)
10/1/21 → 9/30/25
Project: Research project
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Tele-robotics to Tele-autonomous Robotics for Isotope Production
Colgate, E. (PD/PI) & Lynch, K. M. (Co-PD/PI)
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy
2/2/24 → 2/1/25
Project: Research project
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High-performance electroadhesive clutches with multilayered architecture
Aksoy, B., Tan, S., Peshkin, M. A. & Colgate, J. E., Feb 14 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 7, eads0766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A New Expression for the Passivity Bound for a Class of Sampled-Data Systems
Roberts, R. G., Moore, C. A. & Colgate, J. E., 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 40, p. 4179-4189 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Bioelastic state recovery for haptic sensory substitution
Flavin, M. T., Ha, K. H., Guo, Z., Li, S., Kim, J. T., Saxena, T., Simatos, D., Al-Najjar, F., Mao, Y., Bandapalli, S., Fan, C., Bai, D., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., Flavin, E., Madsen, K. E., Huang, Y., Emu, L., Zhao, J. & Yoo, J. Y. & 9 others, , Nov 14 2024, In: Nature. 635, 8038, p. 345-352 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decoding roughness perception in distributed haptic devices
Chatterjee, S., Tan, S., Choi, C., Kuchibhotla, A., Wan, G., Peshkin, M. A., Colgate, J. E. & Hipwell, M. C., Oct 1 2024, In: PNAS Nexus. 3, 10, pgae468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Estimation of Gap Thickness and Electrostatic Forces Between Contacting Surfaces Under Electroadhesion
AliAbbasi, E., Martinsen, Ø. G., Pettersen, F. J., Colgate, J. E. & Basdogan, C., Apr 2024, In: Advanced Intelligent Systems. 6, 4, 2300618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations