Jake Abbott

 

Phone: (801) 585-6672
Fax: (801) 585-9826
E-mail: jake.abbott@utah.edu
Office: 2016 MEK (1495 E. 100 S.)
Lab: 2156 MEK (ph: 801-581-3129)

Magnetic and Medical Robotics Laboratory

 

Publications

Media: U Robotics Center Researchers Win Best Paper Award in Medical Robotics at ICRA 2017 | Prof. Jake Abbott Receives New $385K NIH Grant for Telerobotic Eye Surgery | Jake Abbott Receives Funding for Two-Handed Large-Workspace Haptic Interface | 2014 Dept. Researcher of the Year | Abbott Receives Grant from Blackrock Microsystems for Sr. Design Projects Intrigued by Robots | Spotlight | IEEE Spectrum: Avian Inspired Graspers | NSF CAREER Award

Education

  • Postdoctoral Research, ETH Zurich, 2005-2008
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2005
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 2001
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 1999
Research Interests

  • Wireless magnetic control of microrobots
  • Medical robotics
  • Telemanipulation of novel systems
  • Haptics