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Robot Manipulation

    • D. Mohtasham, G. Narayanan, B. Calli, A. Spiers (2020) “Object Localisation and Parameter Estimation during Robotic Within-Hand-Manipulation with a Simple Robot Gripper”, IEEE Haptics Symposium 2020 [accepted - in press]
    • A. Spiers, A. Morgan, K. Srinivasan, B. Calli, A. Dollar, (2019) “Using Variable-Friction Finger Surfaces and Proprioceptive Sensing to Classify Objects during Robotic Within-Hand Manipulation”, IEEE Transactions on Haptics
    • A. Spiers, B. Calli, A. Dollar, (2018) “Variable-Friction Finger Surfaces to Enable Within-Hand Manipulation via Gripping and Sliding,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 3, no. 4
    • Spiers, A., Liarokapis, M., Calli, B., & Dollar, A. (2016). “Single-Grasp Object Classification and Feature Extraction with Simple Robot Hands and Tactile Sensors“, IEEE Transactions on Haptics [pdf][video]
    • Liarokapis. M, Calli. B, Spiers. A, Dollar, A (2015) “Unplanned, Model-Free, Single Grasp Object Classification with Underactuated Hands and Force Sensors”, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) [pdf][video]
    • Ma, Raymond R., Adam Spiers, and Aaron M. Dollar. (2015) “M2 Gripper: Extending the Dexterity of a Simple, Underactuated Gripper” IEEE International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMar) [pdf][video]
    • Spiers, A., Baillie, S., Pipe, T., Persad, R., (2012) "Experimentally driven design of a palpating gripper with minimally invasive surgery considerations" Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS) [pdf]

Upper Limb Prosthetics

    • Y. Gloumakov, A. Spiers, A. Dollar, (2019) “A Clustering Approach to Categorizing 7 Degree-of-Freedom Arm Motions During Activities of Daily Living”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
    • A. Spiers, Y. Gloumakov, A. Dollar, (2019) “Examining the Impact of Wrist Mobility on Reaching Motion Compensation Across a Discretely Sampled Workspace”, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics (BIOROB)
    • N. Bajaj, A. Spiers, A. Dollar, (2018) “State of the Art in Artificial Wrists: A Review of Prosthetic and Robotic Wrist Design” IEEE Transactions on Robotics
    • Spiers, Adam J., Linda Resnik, and Aaron M. Dollar. (2017) "Analyzing At-Home Prosthesis use in Unilateral Upper-Limb Amputees to Inform Treatment & Device Design." International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) [pdf]
    • Spiers, Adam J., Linda Resnik, and Aaron M. Dollar. (2017) "Classifying and Quantifying Unilateral Prosthesis Use in Home Environments to Inform Device and Treatment Design" Myoelectric Control Symposium (MEC)
    • Bajaj. N, Spiers. A, Dollar. A. (2015) “State of the Art in Prosthetic Wrists: Commercial and Research Devices” IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) [pdf]

Haptic Interfaces

    • A. Spiers, K. J. Kuchenbecker (2019) “Explorations of Shape-Changing Haptic Interfaces for Blind and Sighted Pedestrian Navigation”, CHI'19 Extended Abstracts (Position Paper at the CHI 2019 Workshop on Hacking Blind Navigation)
    • Spiers, A., van der Linden, J., Wiseman, S., Oshodi, M. (2018) “Testing a Shape-Changing Haptic Navigation Device with Vision Impaired and Sighted Audiences in an Immersive Theatre Setting” IEEE Transactions on Human Machine Systems
    • Spiers, A., & Dollar, A. (2017) “Design and evaluation of shape-changing haptic interfaces for pedestrian navigation assistance”. IEEE Transactions on Haptics [pdf]
    • Wiseman, S., van der Linden, J., Spiers, A., & Oshodi, M. (2017) “Control and Being Controlled: Exploring the use of Technology in an Immersive Theatre Performance”. ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)..
    • Spiers. A., van der Linden. J., Oshodi. M.. Dollar, A., (2016) “Development and experimental validation of a minimalistic shape-changing haptic navigation device”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
    • Adam J. Spiers, Aaron M. Dollar (2016) “Outdoor Pedestrian Navigation Assistance with a Shape-Changing Haptic Interface and Comparison with a Vibrotactile Device”, IEEE Haptics Symposium
    • Spiers. A, van der Linden. J, Oshodi, M. Dollar, A; (2015) “Flatland: An Immersive Theatre Experience Centered on Shape Changing Haptic Navigation Technology”, IEEE World Haptics 2015
    • Spiers. A, van der Linden. J, Oshodi, M. Dollar, A; (2015) “First Validation of the Haptic Sandwich: A Shape Changing Handheld Haptic Navigation Aid”, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2015)
    • Froese, T., McGann, M., Bigge, W., Spiers, A., Seth, A.K., (2012) "The Enactive Torch: A New Tool for the Science of Perception," Haptics, IEEE Transactions on , vol.5, no.4, pp.365,375
    • Janet van der Linden, Terry Braun, Yvonne Rogers, Maria Oshodi, Adam Spiers, David McGoran, Rafael Cronin, and Paul O'Dowd (2012). "Haptic lotus: a theatre experience for blind and sighted audiences." In Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference extended abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1471-1472.
    • Janet van der Linden, Yvonne Rogers, Maria Oshodi, Adam Spiers, David McGoran, Rafael Cronin, and Paul O'Dowd (2011). “Haptic reassurance in the pitch black for an immersive theatre experience”, Conference on Ubiquitous Computing - Ubicomp 2011, pp. 143-152
    • McGann, M., Froese, T., Bigge, W., Spiers, A., & Seth, A. K. (2011, December). The use of a distal-to-tactile sensory substitution interface does not lead to extension of body image. In B. G. Bardy, J. Lagarde, & D. Mottet (Eds.), BIO Web of Conferences (Vol. 1). EDP Sciences.
    • Oshodi, M., Spiers, A., van der Linden, J., (2010) “The Question – Exploring Haptic Technology in a Collaborative Immersive Theatre Project” – Digital Resources for Humanities and Arts (DRHA)
    • Janet van der Linden, Adam Spiers, Maria Oshodi, Yvonne Rogers, Paul O’Dowd (2010) “In the Dark – Designing Navigation for a Haptic Theatre Experience”, MobileHCI
    • Grespan, L., Froese, T., Di Paolo, E. A., Seth, A., Spiers, A. & Bigge, W. (2008), “Investigating the role of movement in the constitution of spatial perception using the Enactive Torch”, in: E. Ruffaldi & M. Fontana (eds.), Enactive/08: Proc. of the 5th Int. Conf. on Enactive Interfaces, Pisa, Italy: Edizioni ETS, pp. 105-110
    • Chrisley, R., Froese, T. and Spiers, A. (2008) “Engineering conceptual change: The Enactive Torch” (extended abstract), WPE-08: Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering, London.
    • Froese, T. & Spiers, A. (2007), “Toward a Phenomenological Pragmatics of Enactive Perception”, in: Enactive/07: Proc. of the 4th Int. Conf. on Enactive Interfaces, Grenoble, France: Association ACROE, pp. 105-108

Medical Robotics

    • Spiers, A. J., Baillie, S., Pipe, T. G., & Asimakopolous, G. (2017). "Negating the fulcrum effect in manual laparoscopic surgery: Investigating skill acquisition with a haptic simulator" The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery [pdf]
    • Spiers. A, Thompson. H, Pipe. A.; (2015) “Investigating Remote Sensor Placement for Practical Haptic Sensing with EndoWrist Surgical Tools”, IEEE World Haptics 2015 [pdf]
    • Spiers. A, Baillie. S, Roke. C, Pipe. A.; (2015) “Experimental Comparison of Force Feedback vs Tactile Sensory Substitution for Suture Tension Perception”, Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2015 [pdf]
    • Roke, C., Spiers. A., Pipe, T., Melhuish, C., (2013) “The Effects of Laterotactile Information on Lump Localization through a Teletaction System” IEEE World Haptics Conference [pdf]
    • Spiers, A., Baillie, S., Pipe, T., Persad, R., (2012) "Experimentally driven design of a palpating gripper with minimally invasive surgery considerations" Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS) [pdf]

Biologically Inspired Non-linear Robot Control

    • A. Spiers, G. Herrmann, and C. Melhuish. “A Neural Network Method of Learning Human Motion by Observation in Operational Space”, Humanoids 2010. 10th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pp. 86-91, 2010
    • Spiers, A., Herrmann G. and Melhuish C., (2010) "An Optimal Sliding Mode Controller Applied to Human Motion Synthesis with Robotic Implementation", ACC: American Control Conference, 2010, pp. 991-996
    • S. Khan, G. Herrmann, T. Pipe, C. Melhuish and A. Spiers (2010), “Adaptive Compliance Control of a 4 DOF Manipulator with Anti-Windup Compensator and Effort Minimizing Controller”, International Journal of Social Robotics.
    • Spiers, A., Melhuish, C. and Herrmann, G. (2009) ‘Implementing 'Discomfort' in Operational Space: Practical Application of a human motion inspired robot controller’. 10th Anniversary of TAROS - Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
    • Spiers, A., Herrmann, G., Melhuish, C., Pipe, A. and Lenz, A. (2009) “Robotic Implementation of Realistic Reaching Motion Using a Sliding Mode/Operational Space Controller” In: Advances in Robotics - FIRA RoboWorld Congress 2009, Incheon 16-20 August 2009. Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 230-238.
    • Foreman, J P, Yazdouni, M, Russo, S, Chan G, Spiers, A, Herrmann, G & Barber, P (2009) “Hardware in the loop validation of a gradient and weight estimation algorithm and longitudinal speed control using a laboratory model car.” International Conference on Systems Engineering

Neural Prosthesis

    • A J Spiers, K Warwick, M N Gasson, V F Ruiz (2007): "Issues impairing the Success of neural implant technology", Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, Vol.3, Issue.4, pp.297-304
    • A J Spiers, M N Gasson, K Warwick (2007): "Determining the characteristics of neural implant technology", Proc. 3rd IEE International Seminar on Medical Applications of Signal Processing, London, pp.77-81
    • Warwick K., M.Gasson and A.Spiers (2006), “Therapeutic Potential of Computer to Cerebral Cortex Implantable Devices”, Chapter in “Operative Neuromodulation: Functional Neuroprosthetic Surgery, an Introduction” (Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum)”, Springer-Verlag,
    • K Warwick, M N Gasson, A J Spiers (2006): "Brain-Computer Interfacing: An Overview of Recent Studies", CSI Communications, Vol.31, Issue.1, pp.1-14, Apr.2007, also BioSystems Review, Vol.1, no.3