Dr Lucas Ferrari Gerez
- Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)
Biography
Dr Lucas Ferrari Gerez is a lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He obtained his PhD from the University of Auckland (New Zealand), focusing on the development of wearable exoskeletons for grasping capabilities enhancement. After that, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Biodesign Lab (Harvard University) on the design and development of soft, wearable robotic devices for upper-limb rehabilitation and muscle activity monitoring. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow in May 2024, Lucas was a Product Development Engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare developing medical devices for acute and chronic respiratory care.
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Research interests
I am interested in improving the quality of life of people by developing devices for rehabilitation, daily life assistance, and human performance augmentation. More specifically, my research focuses on the following areas:
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Development of soft exoskeletons, with novel, modular, and affordable designs for force augmentation of healthy and limited-mobility people.
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Design assistive devices to allow people with limited mobility to better execute daily life tasks.
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Design of simple robotic and bionic hands for robust grasping and dexterous manipulation.
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Soft sensors for tracking body activity and improving the performance of athletes during physical training.
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Novel materials and manufacturing processes that facilitate the development of wearable systems and sensors.
Publications
Prior publications
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Jonathan T. Alvarez, Ariane de Marcillac, Yichu Jin, Lucas F. Gerez, Oluwaseun A. Araromi, Conor J. Walsh, (2024) Surface‐Level Muscle Deformation as a Correlate for Joint Torque Advanced Materials Technologies (doi: 10.1002/admt.202400444); source: Crossref
Ashley N. Collimore, Jonathan T. Alvarez, David A. Sherman, Lucas F. Gerez, Noah Barrow, Dabin K. Choe, Stuart Binder-Macleod, Conor J. Walsh, Louis N. Awad, (2024) A Portable, Neurostimulation-Integrated, Force Measurement Platform for the Clinical Assessment of Plantarflexor Central Drive Bioengineering (doi: 10.3390/bioengineering11020137); source: Crossref
Tommaso Proietti, Ciaran O’Neill, Lucas Gerez, Tazzy Cole, Sarah Mendelowitz, Kristin Nuckols, Cameron Hohimer, David Lin, Sabrina Paganoni, Conor Walsh, (2023) Restoring arm function with a soft robotic wearable for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Science Translational Medicine (doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.add1504); source: Crossref
Gal Gorjup, Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis, (2022) On the Efficiency, Usability, and Intuitiveness of a Wearable, Affordable, Open-Source, Generic Robot Teaching Interface 2022 30th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED) (doi: 10.1109/med54222.2022.9837172); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Lucas Gerez, Gal Gorjup, Yuran Zhou, Minas Liarokapis, (2022) A Hybrid, Soft Robotic Exoskeleton Glove with Inflatable, Telescopic Structures and a Shared Control Operation Scheme 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (doi: 10.1109/icra46639.2022.9812426); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Jonathan Alvarez, Lucas F. Gerez, Oluwaseun A. Araromi, Jessica G. Hunter, Dabin K. Choe, Christopher J. Payne, Robert Wood, Conor Walsh, (2022) Towards Soft Wearable Strain Sensors for Muscle Activity Monitoring IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (doi: 10.1109/tnsre.2022.3196501)(issn: 1534-4320)(issn: 1558-0210); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Nathan Elangovan, Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis, (2021) A Multi-Modal Robotic Gripper with a Reconfigurable Base: Improving Dexterous Manipulation without Compromising Grasping Efficiency 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (doi: 10.1109/iros51168.2021.9636392); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Gal Gorjup, Che-Ming Chang, Geng Gao, Lucas Gerez, Anany Dwivedi, Ruobing Yu, Patrick Jarvis, Minas Liarokapis, (2021) The ARoA Platform: An Autonomous Robotic Assistant with a Reconfigurable Torso System and Dexterous Manipulation Capabilities 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (doi: 10.1109/iros51168.2021.9636604); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Geng Gao, Che-Ming Chang, Lucas Ferrari Gerez, Minas Liarokapis, (2021) A Pneumatically Driven, Disposable, Soft Robotic Gripper Equipped With Multi-Stage, Retractable, Telescopic Fingers IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics (doi: 10.1109/tmrb.2021.3097143)(issn: 2576-3202); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Gal Gorjup, Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis, (2021) Enhancing Robot Perception in Grasping and Dexterous Manipulation through Crowdsourcing and Gamification 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (doi: 10.1109/icra48506.2021.9562114); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
(2021) Leveraging Human Perception in Robot Grasping and Manipulation Through Crowdsourcing and Gamification Frontiers in Robotics and AI (doi: 10.3389/frobt.2021.652760)(issn: 2296-9144); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Nathan Elangovan, Lucas Ferrari Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis, (2021) Improving Robotic Manipulation Without Sacrificing Grasping Efficiency: A Multi-Modal, Adaptive Gripper With Reconfigurable Finger Bases IEEE Access (doi: 10.1109/access.2021.3086802)(issn: 2169-3536); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
(2020) Employing Pneumatic, Telescopic Actuators for the Development of Soft and Hybrid Robotic Grippers Frontiers in Robotics and AI (doi: 10.3389/frobt.2020.601274)(issn: 2296-9144); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Lucas Gerez, Che-Ming Chang, Minas Liarokapis, (2020) A Hybrid, Encompassing, Three-Fingered Robotic Gripper Combining Pneumatic Telescopic Mechanisms and Rigid Claws 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) (doi: 10.1109/ssrr50563.2020.9292622); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis, (2020) A Pneumatically Driven, Disposable, Soft Robotic Gripper Equipped with Retractable, Telescopic Fingers 2020 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) (doi: 10.1109/biorob49111.2020.9224292); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Lucas Gerez, Geng Gao, Minas Liarokapis, (2020) Laminar Jamming Flexure Joints for the Development of Variable Stiffness Robot Grippers and Hands 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (doi: 10.1109/iros45743.2020.9340752); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Waris Hasan, Lucas Gerez, Minas Liarokapis, (2020) Model-Free, Vision-Based Object Identification and Contact Force Estimation with a Hyper-Adaptive Robotic Gripper 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (doi: 10.1109/iros45743.2020.9340952); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Jiawei Meng, Lucas Gerez, Jayden Chapman, Minas Liarokapis, (2020) A Tendon-Driven, Preloaded, Pneumatically Actuated, Soft Robotic Gripper with a Telescopic Palm 2020 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) (doi: 10.1109/robosoft48309.2020.9115986); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Lucas Ferrari Gerez, Geng Gao, Anany Dwivedi, Minas Liarokapis, (2020) A Hybrid, Wearable Exoskeleton Glove Equipped With Variable Stiffness Joints, Abduction Capabilities, and a Telescopic Thumb IEEE Access (doi: 10.1109/access.2020.3025273)(issn: 2169-3536); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
(2019) On Alternative Uses of Structural Compliance for the Development of Adaptive Robot Grippers and Hands Frontiers in Neurorobotics (doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2019.00091)(issn: 1662-5218); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
(2019) An Underactuated, Tendon-Driven, Wearable Exo-Glove With a Four-Output Differential Mechanism 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (doi: 10.1109/embc.2019.8856517)(isbn: 9781538613115); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Lucas Ferrari Gerez, Junan Chen, Minas Liarokapis, (2019) On the Development of Adaptive, Tendon-Driven, Wearable Exo-Gloves for Grasping Capabilities Enhancement IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (doi: 10.1109/lra.2019.2890853)(issn: 2377-3766)(issn: 2377-3774); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
(2019) A Soft Exoglove Equipped with a Wearable Muscle-Machine Interface Based on Forcemyography and Electromyography IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (doi: 10.1109/lra.2019.2925302)(issn: 2377-3766)(issn: 2377-3774); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
(2018) A Compact Ratchet Clutch Mechanism for Fine Tendon Termination and Adjustment 2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) (doi: 10.1109/aim.2018.8452246)(isbn: 9781538618547); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
(2017) Development of a wrist-hand orthosis for children with neurological and motor disabilities: conceptual design and mock-up Procceedings of the 24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (doi: 10.26678/abcm.cobem2017.cob17-0485); source: Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Additional information
We are always seeking exceptional students in our team. If you are interested in pursuing a MEng, MSc, or a PhD degree, you are encouraged to contact Dr. Lucas Ferrari Gerez. For more information about our research visit the ARARA Lab website.