Publications and Media Contributions

Scientific

A Compliant Underactuated Hand for Robust Manipulation
Odhner, L. U., Jentoft, L. P., Claffee, M. R., Corson, N., Tenzer, Y., Ma, R. R., … & Dollar, A. M. (2014). A compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 33(5), 736-752.
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The Feel of MEMS Barometers: Inexpensive and Easily Customized Tactile Array Sensors
Tenzer, Y.; Jentoft, L.; Howe, R., Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE , vol.21, no.3, pp.89, 95, Sept. 2014
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Flexible, stretchable tactile arrays from MEMS barometers,
Jentoft, L.P.; Tenzer, Y.; Vogt, D.; Jia Liu; Wood, R.J.; Howe, R.D., Advanced Robotics (ICAR), 2013 16th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,6, 25-29 Nov. 2013

Extracting Material Stiffness from the Vibration Signal of an Arthroscopic Hooked Probe
Phoolchund, N., Tenzer, Y., Davies, B.L. , Rodriguez y Baena, F., - accepted - the Annual Conference of The International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, CAOS INT, 2011

“Sticking” Aspects of a Haptic Devicewith Part-Locking Programmable Brakes
Tenzer, Y., Davies, B. , Rodriguez y Baena, F., Accepted to IEEE - WorldHaptics Conference, Turkey, 2011

Experimental evaluation of a 2DOF haptic device with four-state rotary programmable brakes
Manoharan, V., Tenzer, Y., Rodriguez y Baena, F., Accepted to IEEE - WorldHaptics Conference, Turkey, 2011

A Novel Passive Mechanism for Human-Machine Interfaces
Tenzer, Y., Davies, B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., The 3rd Israeli Conference on Robotics (ICR), Herzlia, Israel ,10-11 November, 2010.

4-State Rotary Joint Control: Results with a Novel Programmable Brake
Tenzer, Y., Davies, B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., Accepted to IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2010

Haptic Feedback Modelling during Tool-Tissue Interaction with an Arthroscopic Hooked Probe
Tenzer, Y., Schwingshackl, C. , Gondhalekar, A. , Davies, B.L. , Rodriguez y Baena, F., The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, pp. 9-10, London, UK, May 25, 2010.

An Investigation of Touch Perception During Interactions with an Arthroscopic Probe
Tenzer, Y., Schwingshackl, C. , Gondhalekar, A. , Davies, B.L. , Rodriguez y Baena, F., - the Annual Conference of The International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, CAOS INT, 2010

Programmable Differential Brakes for Passive Haptics
Tenzer, Y., Davies, B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., - Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 58 (2010) 249-255.

Recognising material stiffness with an arthroscopic probe
Tenzer, Y., Schwingshackl, C. , Gondhalekar, A. , Davies, B.L. , Rodriguez y Baena, F., - 4th Annual Conference of The British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery, CAOS UK, 2009

In vivo Evaluation of Vibrotactile Feedback during Knee Arthroscopy Surgery
Tenzer, Y., Davies, B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., - The 2009 Cross Faculty Workshop on Robotics, Imperial College London, UK

Investigation into the effectiveness of vibrotactile feedback to improve the haptic realism of an arthroscopy training simulator.
Tenzer, Y., Davies B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., - Studies in health technology and informatics 2008;132():517-22.

Haptics and virtual reality for knee arthroscopy training: Does vibrotactile feedback help?
Tenzer, Y., Davies, B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, 8th International Annual Meeting (CAOS) 2008

Programmable Differential Brakes for Passive Haptics
Tenzer, Y., Patel, M., Davies, B.L., B., Rodriguez y Baena, F., - TAROS 2008, Pages 234 - 238

Vibro-Performance of a Haptic Trainer for Knee Arthroscopy
Tenzer, Y., Davies, B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., - Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems TAROS 2007, Pages: 122 - 127

Race Car Development for International US Competition
Goldwine. G, Tenzer. Y, Albert. E, Sher. E., - The 26th Israeli Conference on Automotive Engineering, Herzliya, Israel, November 2006.

Media Coverage

"What do you feel when I do this?" - Simulating touch in surgical training, Yaroslav Tenzer, The magazine of the Anglo-Israel Association, UK, Issue N.6, 2009

"The Magnesium Mobile", Yocheved Miriam Russo, Jerusalem Post Newspaper, Israel, June 2006

"The Magnesium Mobile", Yocheved Miriam Russo, Jerusalem Post Newspaper, Israel, June 2006

"The First Hebrew Formula", Nimrod Meller, Haaretz Newspaper, Israel, April 2006

"Schumacher's Successors", ABG – Ben Gurion University Magazine, Israel, April 2006

"Formula Negev", Gil Melamed, Maariv Newspaper, Israel, January 2006

Hands-On Demonstrations

Novel 4-State Programmable Brakes in a 2DOF Passive Haptic Display Tenzer, Y., Soud El Maameri, S., Davies, B.L., Rodriguez y Baena, F., - Hands-on demonstration presented at IEEE Haptics Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2010.

OrthoForce – Knee Arthroscopy Surgical Simulator Tenzer, Y., Dibble, E., Davies, B., Rodriguez y Baena, F., Hands-on demonstration presented at the Robotics Day, UK Parliament, London, April 2008.

Patents

Imperial College: A Brake. Date lodged: 10th September 2009. Application Number WO2011030112

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