JAKE J ABBOTT portrait
  • Adjunct Professor, School Of Computing
  • Professor, Mechanical Engineering
801-585-6672

Publications

  • A. J. Sperry, T. J. Schwehr, E. K. Pinegar, O. B. Richards, J. D. Rolston, M. D. Alexander, B. Coats, J. J. Abbott & A. Kuntz (2024). Screw-tip Soft Magnetically Steerable Needles. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. Vol. 6, 4–17. Published, 02/2024.
  • J. R. Fernquist, I. Nelson, A. Pourkand, J. J. Abbott & S. E. Naleway (2023). Improved strength and control over surface-magnetized titania porous structures freeze cast under oscillating magnetic fields. Materialia. Vol. 32, 101905. Published, 09/2023.
  • N. R. Posselli, P. S. Bernstein & J. J. Abbott (2023). Eye-mounting Goggles to Bridge the Gap Between Benchtop Experiments and In Vivo Robotic Eye Surgery. Scientific Reports. Vol. 13, 15503. Published, 09/2023.
  • A. Gürbüz, K. Qin, J. J. Abbott & O. S. Pak (2023). Elastohydrodynamic propulsion of a filament magnetically driven at both ends. Soft Matter. Vol. 19, 7100-7108. Published, 08/2023.
  • J. B. Prime, J. C. Liechty, H. Zhang, J. J. Abbott & E. Battaglia (2023). An Exosuit to Assist with Arm Swing in Pathological Gait. IEEE World Haptics. Published, 07/2023.
  • D. K. Dalton, G. F. Tabor, T. Hermans & J. J. Abbott (2022). Attracting Conductive Nonmagnetic Objects With Rotating Magnetic Dipole Fields. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 7, 11484-11491. Published, 10/2022.
  • J. A. Steiner, L. N. Pham, J. J. Abbott & K. K. Leang (2022). Modeling and Analysis of a Soft Endoluminal Inchworm Robot Propelled by a Rotating Magnetic Dipole Field. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. Vol. 14, 051002. Published, 10/2022.
  • F. Esmailie, M. S. Cavilla, J. J. Abbott & T. A. Ameel (2022). Impact of size, structure, and active cooling on the design and control of an omni-directional magnetic field generator: experiments and modeling. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. Vol. 147, 13573–13583. Published, 08/2022.
  • N. R. Posselli, E. K. Pinegar & J. J. Abbott (2022). Magnetic Endoluminal Devices Can Assist In Their Own Insertion. Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics. 75-76. Published, 06/2022.
  • G. F. Tabor, L. N. Pham, J. J. Abbott & T. Hermans (2022). Adaptive Manipulation of Conductive, Nonmagnetic Objects via a Continuous Model of Magnetically Induced Force and Torque. Robotics: Science and Systems. Published, 06/2022.
  • N. R. Posselli, P. S. Bernstein & J. J. Abbott (2022). Head-mounting Surgical Robots for Passive Motion Compensation. Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics. 95-96. Published, 06/2022.
  • J. L. B. Aman, J. J. Abbott & S. Roundy (2022). Optimal Parametric Design of Radial Magnetic Torque Couplers via Dimensional Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. Vol. 58, 4900108. Published, 06/2022.
  • A. J. Sperry & J. J. Abbott (2022). Minimum-parameter Adaptive Propulsion Matrix of Screw-type Magnetic Capsule Endoscopes. Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics. 123-124. Published, 06/2022.
  • T. J. Schwehr, A. J. Sperry, J. D. Rolston, M. D. Alexander, J. J. Abbott & A. Kuntz (2022). Toward Targeted Therapy in the Brain by Leveraging Screw-Tip Soft Magnetically Steerable Needles. Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics. 81-82. Published, 06/2022.
  • A. J. Sperry, J. J. Christensen & J. J. Abbott (2022). Six-degree-of-freedom Localization with a 3-axis Accelerometer and a 2-axis Magnetometer for Magnetic Capsule Endoscopy. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 7, 2110-2115. Published, 04/2022.
  • R. Zhang & J. J. Abbott (2022). Characterizing Detection Thresholds for Six Orthogonal Modes of Vibrotactile Display via Stylus with Precision Grasp. IEEE Transactions on Haptics. Vol. 15, 164-177. Published, 01/2022.
  • R. Zhang & J. J. Abbott (2021). Vibrotactile Display of Patterned Surface Textures with Kinesthetic Haptic Devices using Balanced Impulses. IEEE Transactions on Haptics. Vol. 14, 776-791. Published, 10/2021.
  • L. N. Pham, G. F. Tabor, A. Pourkand, J. L. B. Aman, T. Hermans & J. J. Abbott (2021). Dexterous magnetic manipulation of conductive non-magnetic objects. Nature. Vol. 598, 439-443. Published, 10/2021.
  • D. E. Usevitch, A. H. Park, V. Scheper & J. J. Abbott (2021). Estimating the Pose of a Guinea-pig Cochlea Without Medical Imaging. Otology & Neurotology. Vol. 42, e1219-e1226. Published, 10/2021.
  • F. Esmailie, M. S. Cavilla, J. J. Abbott & T. A. Ameel (2021). Thermal Model of an Omnimagnet for Performance Assessment and Temperature Control. J. Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. Vol. 13, 051013. Published, 10/2021.
  • C. M. Hendricks, M. S. Cavilla, D. E. Usevitch, T. L. Bruns, K. E. Riojas, L. Leon, R. J. Webster III, F. M. Warren & J. J. Abbott (2021). Magnetic Steering of Robotically Inserted Lateral-wall Cochlear-implant Electrode Arrays Reduces Forces on the Basilar Membrane In Vitro. Otology & Neurotology. Vol. 42, 1022-1030. Published, 08/2021.
  • R. Zhang, T. J. Schwehr & J. J. Abbott (2021). Addendum to "Dimensional Reduction for 6D Vibrotactile Display". IEEE Transactions on Haptics. Vol. 14, 445-448. Published, 04/2021.
  • L. N. Pham, J. A. Steiner, K. K. Leang & J. J. Abbott (2020). Soft Endoluminal Robots Propelled by Rotating Magnetic Dipole Fields. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. Vol. 2, 598-607. Published, 11/2020.
  • A. Pourkand & J. J. Abbott (2020). Magnetic Actuation with Stationary Electromagnets Considering Power and Temperature Constraints. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 5, 6964-6971. Published, 10/2020.
  • A. Pourkand & J. J. Abbott (2020). Hybrid Force-Moment Braking Pulse: A Haptic Illusion to Increase the Perceived Hardness of Virtual Surfaces. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 5, 4588-4595. Published, 07/2020.
  • J. J. Abbott, E. Diller & A. J. Petruska (2020). Magnetic Methods in Robotics. Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems. Vol. 3, 57-90. Published, 05/2020.
  • B. Chaluvadi, K. M. Stewart, A. J. Sperry, H. C. Fu & J. J. Abbott (2020). Kinematic Model of a Magnetic-Microrobot Swarm in a Rotating Magnetic Dipole Field. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 5, 2419-2426. Published, 04/2020.
  • T. L. Bruns, K. E. Riojas, D. S. Ropella, M. S. Cavilla, A. J. Petruska, M. H. Freeman, R. F. Labadie, J. J. Abbott & R. J. Webster III (2020). Magnetically Steered Robotic Insertion of Cochlear-Implant Electrode Arrays: System Integration and First-In-Cadaver Results. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 5, 2240-2247. Published, 04/2020.
  • D. E. Usevitch, A. J. Sperry & J. J. Abbott (2020). Translational and Rotational Arrow Cues (TRAC) Navigation Method for Manual Alignment Tasks. ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. Vol. 17, 1-19. Published, 02/2020.
  • R. Zhang, T. J. Schwehr & J. J. Abbott (2020). Dimensional Reduction for 6D Vibrotactile Display. IEEE Transactions on Haptics. Vol. 13, 102-108. Published, 01/2020.
  • J. J. Abbott & H. C. Fu (2019). Controlling Homogeneous Microrobot Swarms In Vivo Using Rotating Magnetic Dipole Fields. (pp. 3-8). Robotics Research, Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics 10. Published, 11/2019.
  • J. A. Steiner, O. A. Hussain, L. N. Pham, J. J. Abbott & K. K. Leang (2019). Toward Magneto-electroactive Endoluminal Soft (MEESo) Robots. ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Published, 10/2019.
  • E. Vander Poorten, C. N. Riviere, J. J. Abbott, C. Bergeles, M. A. Nasseri, J. U. Kang, R. Sznitman, K. Faridpooya & I. Iordachita (2019). Robotic Retinal Surgery. (pp. 627-672). Handbook of Robotic and Image-Guided Surgery. Published, 09/2019.
  • C. R. Thornley, L. N. Pham & J. J. Abbott (2019). Reconsidering Six-degree-of-freedom Magnetic Actuation Across Scales. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 4, 2325-2332. Published, 07/2019.
  • A. Pourkand & J. J. Abbott (2019). Erratum to “A Critical Analysis of Eight-Electromagnet Manipulation Systems: The Role of Electromagnet Configuration on Strength, Isotropy, and Access”. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 4, 2251. Published, 04/2019.
  • I. Nelson, T. A. Ogden, S. A. Khateeb, J. Graser, T. D. Sparks, J. J. Abbott & S. E. Naleway (2019). Freeze-Casting of Surface-Magnetized Iron(II,III) Oxide Particles in a Uniform Static Magnetic Field Generated by a Helmholtz Coil. Advanced Engineering Materials. 1801092. Published, 01/2019.
  • L. N. Pham & J. J. Abbott (2018). A Soft Robot to Navigate the Lumens of the Body Using Undulatory Locomotion Generated by a Rotating Magnetic Dipole Field. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 1783-1788. Published, 10/2018.
  • A. Pourkand & J. J. Abbott (2018). A Critical Analysis of Eight-Electromagnet Manipulation Systems: The Role of Electromagnet Configuration on Strength, Isotropy, and Access. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 3, 2957-2962. Published, 10/2018.
  • D. E. Usevitch & J. J. Abbott (2018). Translational and Rotational Arrow Cues (TRAC) Outperforms Triplanar Display During 6-DOF Navigations for use in IGS Manual Alignment Tasks. Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics. 104-105. Published, 06/2018.
  • T. A. Howell, B. Osting & J. J. Abbott (2018). Sorting Rotating Micromachines by Variations in Their Magnetic Properties. Physical Review Applied. Vol. 9, 054021. Published, 05/2018.
  • R. Zhang, A. J. Boyles & J. J. Abbott (2018). Six Principal Modes of Vibrotactile Display via Stylus. IEEE Haptics Symposium. 313-318. Published, 04/2018.
  • L. Leon, F. M. Warren, and J. J. Abbott, "Optimizing the Magnetic Dipole-field Source for Magnetically Guided Cochlear-implant Electrode-array Insertions", J. Medical Robotics Research, 3(1):1850004, 2018. Published, 02/2018.
  • J. J. Abbott and H. C. Fu, "Controlling Homogeneous Microrobot Swarms In Vivo Using Rotating Magnetic Dipole Fields", Int. Symp. Robotics Research, 2017. Published, 12/2017.
  • J. J. Abbott and B. Osting, "Optimization of Coreless Electromagnets to Maximize Field Generation for Magnetic Manipulation Systems", IEEE Magnetics Letters, 8:1300104, 2017. Published, 11/2017.
  • K. M. Popek, T. Hermans, and J. J. Abbott, "First Demonstration of Simultaneous Localization and Propulsion of a Magnetic Capsule in a Lumen using a Single Rotating Magnet", IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 1154-1160, 2017. Best Paper Award in Medical Robotics. Published, 05/2017.
  • L. B. Kratchman, T. L. Bruns, J. J. Abbott, and R. J. Webster III, "Guiding Elastic Rods with a Robot-manipulated Magnet for Medical Applications", IEEE Trans. Robotics, 33(1):227-233, 2017. Published, 02/2017.
  • K. M. Popek, T. Schmid, and J. J. Abbott, "Six-degree-of-freedom Localization of an Untethered Magnetic Capsule Using a Single Rotating Magnetic Dipole", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2(1):305-312, 2017. Published, 01/2017.
  • M. Nambi, P. S. Bernstein, and J. J. Abbott, "Effect of Haptic-interface Virtual Kinematics on the Performance and Preference of Novice Users in Telemanipulated Retinal Surgery ," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2(1):64-71, 2017. Published, 01/2017.
  • T. K. Arbuckle, M. Nambi, J. E. Butner, W. R. Provancher, and J. J. Abbott, "Human Velocity Control of Admittance-type Robotic Devices with Scaled Visual Feedback of Device Motion," IEEE Trans. Human-Machine Systems, 46(6):859-868, 2016. Published, 12/2016.
  • D. Bareiss, J. van den Berg, J. J. Abbott, and K. K. Leang, "Study of Improved Pilot Performance using Automatic Collision Avoidance for Tele-operated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles", IEEE Int. Symp. Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics, pp. 118-124, 2016. Published, 12/2016.
  • M. Nambi, P. S. Bernstein, and J. J. Abbott, "A Compact Telemanipulated Retinal-surgery System that uses Commercially Available Instruments with a Quick-change Adapter," J. Medical Robotics Research, 1(2):1630001, 2016. Published, 06/2016.
  • B. Hejrati, S. Chesebrough, K. B. Foreman, J. J. Abbott, and A. S. Merryweather, "Comprehensive Quantitative Investigation of Arm Swing During Walking at Various Speed and Surface Slope Conditions," Human Movement Science, 49:104-115, 2016. Published, 06/2016.
  • M. L. Burroughs, K. B. Freckleton, J. J. Abbott, and M. A. Minor, "A Sarrus-Based Passive Mechanism For Rotorcraft Perching," J. Mechanisms and Robotics, 8:011010, 2016. Published, 01/2016.
  • M. Nambi, P. S. Bernstein, and J. J. Abbott, "A Compact Retinal-surgery Telemanipulator that uses Disposable Instruments," In N. Navab et al. (Eds.): MICCAI 2015, Part I, LNCS 9349, pp. 258–265, Springer, 2015. Published, 10/2015.
  • O. R. Barnes, B. Hejrati, and J. J. Abbott, "An Underactuated Wearable Arm-swing Rehabilitator for Gait Training," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 4998-5003, 2015. Published, 05/2015.
  • N. D. Nelson and J. J. Abbott, "Generating Two Independent Rotating Magnetic Fields with a Single Magnetic Dipole for the Propulsion of Untethered Magnetic Devices," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 4056-4061, 2015. Published, 05/2015.
  • K. M. Popek and J. J. Abbott, "6-D Localization of Magnetic Capsule Endscope Using at a Stationary Rotating Magnetic Dipole Field," Hamlyn Symp. Medical Robotics, pp. 47-48, 2015. Published, 05/2015.
  • A. J. Petruska, J. B. Brink, and J. J. Abbott, "First Demonstration of a Modular and Reconfigurable Magnetic-Manipulation System," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 149-155, 2015. Finalist, Best Robotic Manipulation Paper Award. Published, 05/2015.
  • S. E. Wright, A. W. Mahoney, K. M. Popek, and J. J. Abbott, "A Spherical-magnet End-effector for Robotic Magnetic Manipulation," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 1190-1195, 2015. Published, 05/2015.
  • J. J. Abbott, "Parametric Design of Tri-axial Nested Helmholtz Coils," Review of Scientific Instruments, 86:054701, 2015. Published, 05/2015.
  • A. W. Mahoney and J. J. Abbott, "Five-degree-of-freedom Manipulation of an Untethered Magnetic Device in Fluid using a Single Permanent Magnet with Application in Stomach Capsule Endoscopy," Int. J. Robotics Research, 35(1-3):129-147, 2016. Published, 02/2015.
  • B. Hejrati, K. L. Crandall, J. M. Hollerbach, and J. J. Abbott. "Kinesthetic Force Feedback and Belt Control for the Treadport Locomotion Interface," IEEE Trans. Haptics, 8(2):176-187, 2015. Published, 02/2015.
  • L. Leon, M. S. Cavilla, M. B. Doran, F. M. Warren, and J. J. Abbott, "Scala-Tympani Phantom with Cochleostomy and Round-Window Openings for Cochlear-Implant Insertion Experiments," J. Medical Devices, 8(041010):1-10, 2014. Published, 12/2014.
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  • A. J. Petruska, A. W. Mahoney, and J. J. Abbott, "Remote Manipulation with a Stationary Computer-Controlled Magnetic Dipole Source," IEEE Trans. Robotics, 30(5):1222-1227, 2014. Published, 10/2014.
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  • A. W. Mahoney and J. J. Abbott, "5-DOF Manipulation of an Untethered Magnetic Device in Fluid using a Single Permanent Magnet" Robotics: Science and Systems, pp. 1-9, 2014. Published, 07/2014.
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  • A. J. Petruska and J. J. Abbott, "Omnimagnet: An Omnidirectional Electromagnet for Controlled Dipole-Field Generation," IEEE Trans. Magnetics, 50(7):8400810(1-10), 2014. Published, 07/2014.
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  • A. W. Mahoney, N. D. Nelson, K. E. Peyer, B. J. Nelson, and J. J. Abbott, "Behavior of Rotating Magnetic Microrobots Above the Step-out Frequency with Application to Control of Multi-microrobot Systems," Applied Physics Letters, 104(144101):1-4, 2014. Published, 04/2014.
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  • J. B. Brink, A. J. Petruska, D. E. Johnson, and J. J. Abbott, "Factors Affecting the Design of Untethered Magnetic Haptic Interfaces," IEEE Haptics Symp., pp. 107-114, 2014. Winner, Best Paper Award. Published, 02/2014.
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  • J. R. Clark, L. Leon, F. M. Warren, and J. J. Abbott, "Magnetic Guidance of Cochlear Implants: Proof-of-Concept and Initial Feasibility Study," J. Medical Devices, 6(035002):1-8, 2012. Published, 09/2012.
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  • K. E. Peyer, A. W. Mahoney, L. Zhang, J. J. Abbott, and B. J. Nelson, "Bacteria-Inspired Microrobots," in M. J. Kim et al. (eds.), Microbiorobotics: Biologically Inspired Microscale Robotic Systems, pp. 165-199, 2012. Published, 04/2012.
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  • O. Ergeneman, J. Pokki, V. Počepcová, H. Hall, J. J. Abbott, and B. J. Nelson, "Characterization of Puncture Forces for Retinal Vein Cannulation," J. Medical Devices, 5(044504), 2011. Published, 12/2011.
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  • A. W. Mahoney and J. J. Abbott, "Managing Magnetic Force Applied to a Magnetic Device by a Rotating Dipole Field," Applied Physics Letters, 99(134103):1-3, 2011. Published, 09/2011.
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  • A. W. Mahoney, J. C. Sarrazin, E. Bamberg, and J. J. Abbott, "Velocity Control with Gravity Compensation for Magnetic Helical Microswimmers," Advanced Robotics, 25:1007-1028, 2011. Published, 05/2011.
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  • M. Nambi, W. R. Provancher, and J. J. Abbott, "On the Ability of Humans to Apply Controlled Forces to Admittance-Type Devices," Advanced Robotics, 25:629-650, 2011. Published, 03/2011.
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  • O. Ergeneman, C. Bergeles, M. P. Kummer, J. J. Abbott, and B. J. Nelson, "Wireless Intraocular Microrobots: Opportunities and Challenges," in J. Rosen et al. (eds.), Surgical Robotics: Systems Applications and Visions, pp. 271-311, 2011. Published, 01/2011.
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  • J. J. Abbott, K. E. Peyer, M. Cosentino Lagomarsino, L. Zhang, L. X. Dong, I. K. Kaliakatsos, and B. J. Nelson, "How Should Microrobots Swim?," Int. J. Robotics Research, 28(11-12):1434-1447, 2009. Published, 12/2009.
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  • Z. Nagy, M. Fluckiger, R. Oung, I. K. Kaliakatsos, E. W. Hawkes, B. J. Nelson, K. Harada, E. Susilo, A. Menciassi, P. Dario, and J. J. Abbott, "Assembling Reconfigurable Endoluminal Surgical Systems: Opportunities and Challenges," Int. J. Biomechatronics and Biomedical Robotics, 1(1):3-16, 2009. Published, 12/2009.
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  • L. Zhang, J. J. Abbott, L. X. Dong, B. E. Kratochvil, D. Bell, and B. J. Nelson, "Artificial Bacterial Flagella: Fabrication and Magnetic Control," Applied Physics Lett., 94(064107), 2009. Published, 02/2009.
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  • O. Ergeneman, G. Dogangil, M. P. Kummer, J. J. Abbott, M. K. Nazeeruddin, and B. J. Nelson, "A Magnetically Controlled Wireless Optical Oxygen Sensor for Intraocular Measurements," IEEE Sensors J., 8(1):29-37, 2008. Published, 01/2008.
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Presentations

  • A. J. Sperry, J. J. Christensen, and J. J. Abbott, "Six-degree-of-freedom Localization with a 3-axis Accelerometer and a 2-axis Magnetometer for Magnetic Capsule Endoscopy", IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2022. This paper appeared in the journal IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2022.
  • "Recent Innovations in Magnetic Manipulation", Johns Hopkins University. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2022.
  • "Recent Innovations in Magnetic Manipulation", University of California, San Diego. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/2022.
  • "Recent Innovations in Magnetic Manipulation", EPFL. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2021.
  • R. Zhang and J. J. Abbott, "Vibrotactile Display of Patterned Surface Textures with Kinesthetic Haptic Devices using Balanced Impulses," IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2021, to appear. This paper appeared in the journal IEEE Transactions on Haptics. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2021.
  • "Magnetic Methods in Medical Robotics", International Symposium of Medical Robotics. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2020.
  • A. Pourkand and J. J. Abbott, "Hybrid Force-Moment Braking Pulse: A Haptic Illusion to Increase the Perceived Hardness of Virtual Surfaces", IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2020. This paper appeared in the journal IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2020.
  • R. Zhang, T. J. Schwehr, and J. J. Abbott, "Dimensional Reduction for 6D Vibrotactile Display," IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2020. This paper appeared in the journal IEEE Transactions on Haptics. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/2020.
  • J. A. Steiner, O. A. Hussain, L. N. Pham, J. J. Abbott, and K. K. Leang, "Toward Magneto-electroactive Endoluminal Soft (MEESo) Robots", ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, number DSCC2019-9029, 2019. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2019.
  • C. R. Thornley, L. N. Pham, and J. J. Abbott, "Reconsidering Six-degree-of-freedom Magnetic Actuation Across Scales", IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2019. This paper appeared in the journal IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2019.
  • Toward Head-mounted Telerobotic Eye Surgery, International Symposium on Medical Robotics. Invited Talk/Keynote, Other, 04/2019.
  • Magnetic Manipulation in Medical Robotics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Invited Talk/Keynote, Other, 04/2019.
  • I. Nelson, T. A. Ogden, P. Wadsworth, M. Mroz, J. J. Abbott, and S. E. Naleway, "Freeze Casting Using Tri-axial Magnetic Field Control to Fabricate Materials Inspired by Bone", TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2019. Other, Presented, 03/2019.
  • Magnetic Manipulation in Medical Robotics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/2019.
  • Magnetic Manipulation in Medical Robotics, Stanford University. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/2019.
  • J. J. Abbott and H. C. Fu, "Controlling Homogeneous Microrobot Swarms In Vivo Using Rotating Magnetic Dipole Fields", International Symposium on Robotics Research, 2017. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 12/2018.
  • A. Pourkand and J. J. Abbott, "A Critical Analysis of Eight-Electromagnet Manipulation Systems: The Role of Electromagnet Configuration on Strength, Isotropy, and Access", IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2018. This paper appeared in the journal IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2018.
  • L. N. Pham and J. J. Abbott, "A Soft Robot to Navigate the Lumens of the Body Using Undulatory Locomotion Generated by a Rotating Magnetic Dipole Field", IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1783-1788, 2018. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2018.
  • D. E. Usevitch and J. J. Abbott, "Translational and Rotational Arrow Cues (TRAC) Outperforms Triplanar Display During 6-DOF Navigations for use in IGS Manual Alignment Tasks", Hamlyn Symp. Medical Robotics, pp. 104-105, 2018. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2018.
  • R. Zhang, A. J. Boyles, and J. J. Abbott, “Six Principal Modes of Vibrotactile Display via Stylus”, IEEE Haptics Symp., pp. 313-318, 2018. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2018.
  • I. Nelson, T. A. Ogden, S. Al Khateeb, J. Graser, T. D. Sparks, J. J. Abbott, and S. E. Naleway, "Freeze Casting of Surface-Magnetized TiO2 and Fe3O4 Using a Uniform Magnetic Field to Fabricate Materials Inspired by Bone", TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2018. Other, Presented, 03/2018.
  • Magnetic Manipulation in Medical Robotics, Vanderbilt University. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/2018.
  • J. J. Abbott, J. B. Brink, and B. Osting, "Computing Minimum-power Dipole Solutions for Interdipole Forces using Nonlinear Constrained Optimization with Application to Electromagnetic Formation Flight", IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2017. This paper appeared in the journal IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, and as a result does not appear in the conference proceedings. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2017.
  • K. M. Popek, T. Hermans, and J. J. Abbott, "First Demonstration of Simultaneous Localization and Propulsion of a Magnetic Capsule in a Lumen using a Single Rotating Magnet", IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 1154-1160, 2017. Best Paper Award in Medical Robotics. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2017.
  • L. Leon, F. M. Warren, and J. J. Abbott, "An In-vitro Insertion-force Study of Magnetically Guided Lateral-wall, Cochlear-implant Electrodes," American Neurotology Society Annual Spring Meeting, 2017. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2017.
  • J. J. Abbott, J. B. Brink, and B. Osting, "Computing Minimum-power Dipole Solutions for Interdipole Forces using Nonlinear Constrained Optimization with Application to Electromagnetic Formation Flight", IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2017. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 01/2017.
  • Magnetic Manipulation Methods for Biomedical Robotics, Harvard University. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2014.
  • A. W. Mahoney, N. D. Nelson, E. M. Parsons, and J. J. Abbott, "Non-ideal Behaviors of Magnetically Driven Screws in Soft Tissue," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 3559-3564, 2012. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2012.
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  • K. M. Miller, A. W. Mahoney, T. Schmid, and J. J. Abbott, "Proprioceptive Magnetic-Field Sensing for Closed-loop Control of Magnetic Capsule Endoscopes," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1994-1999, 2012. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2012.
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  • “Nonuniform Fields for Magnetic Control” IROS Workshop on Magnetically Actuated Multiscale Medical Robots, Algarve, Portugal. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2012.
  • B. Hejrati, D. Hull, J. Black, J. J. Abbott, and J. M. Hollerbach, "Investigation of the Treadport for Gait Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury," Int. Conf. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp. 4553-4558, 2012. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2012.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Hejr...
  • A. Damani, M. Nambi, and J. J. Abbott, "An Empirical Study of Static Loading on Piezoelectric Stick-Slip Actuators of Micromanipulators," Int. Symp. Experimental Robotics, 2012. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2012.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Dama...
  • A. W. Mahoney and J. J. Abbott, "Control of Untethered Magnetically Actuated Tools with Localization Uncertainty using a Rotating Permanent Magnet," IEEE Int. Conf. Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 1632-1637, 2012. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2012.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Maho...
  • A. W. Mahoney, D. L. Cowan, K. M. Miller, and J. J. Abbott, "Control of Untethered Magnetically Actuated Tools using a Rotating Permanent Magnet in any Position," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 3375-3380, 2012. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2012.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Maho...
  • “Magnetic Manipulation Methods for Biomedical Robotics,” Stanford University. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2012.
  • “Magnetic Manipulation Methods for Biomedical Robotics,” University of Texas at Arlington. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2012.
  • J. R. Clark, L. Leon, F. M. Warren, and J. J. Abbott, "Investigation of Magnetic Guidance of Cochlear Implants," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1321-1326, 2011. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2011.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Clar...
  • C. E. Doyle, J. J. Bird, T. A. Isom, C. J. Johnson, J. C. Kallman, J. A. Simpson, R. J. King, J. J. Abbott, and M. A. Minor, "Avian-Inspired Passive Perching Mechanism for Robotic Rotorcraft," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 4975-4980, 2011. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2011.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Doyl...
  • M. Nambi, A. Damani, and J. J. Abbott, "Toward Intuitive Teleoperation of Micro/Nano-Manipulators with Piezoelectric Stick-Slip Actuators," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 445-450, 2011. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2011.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Namb...
  • A. V. Shah, S. Teuscher, E. W. McClain, and J. J. Abbott, "How to Build an Inexpensive 5-DOF Haptic Device using Two Novint Falcons, In A. M. L. Kappers et al. (Eds.): EuroHaptics 2010, Part I, LNCS 6191, pp. 136-143, 2010. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2010.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Shah...
  • M. Nambi, W. R. Provancher, and J. J. Abbott, "Revisiting the Effect of Velocity on Human Force Control," In A. M. L. Kappers et al. (Eds.): EuroHaptics 2010, Part I, LNCS 6191, pp. 144-151, 2010. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2010.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Namb...
  • T. W. R. Fountain, P. V. Kailat, and J. J. Abbott, "Wireless Control of Magnetic Helical Microrobots using a Rotating-Permanent-Magnet Manipulator," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 576-581, 2010. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2010.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Foun...
  • M. P. Kummer, J. J. Abbott, B. E. Kratochvil, R. Borer, A. Sengul, and B. J. Nelson, "OctoMag: An Electromagnetic Systems for 5-DOF Wireless Micromanipulation," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 1610-1616, 2010. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2010.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Kumm...
  • "Nonuniform Fields for Magnetic Control" presented at the IEEE International Conference of Robotics and Automation, Workshop on Mobile Microrobots. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2010.
  • C. Bergeles, G. Fagogenis, J. J. Abbott, and B. J. Nelson, "Tracking Intraocular Microdevices Based on Colorspace Evaluation and Statistical Color/Shape Information," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 3934-3939, 2009. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2009.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Berg...
  • C. Bergeles, K. Shamaei, J. J. Abbott, and B. J. Nelson, "On Imaging and Localizing Untethered Intraocular Devices with a Stationary Camera," IEEE Int. Conf. Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 489-494, 2008. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2008.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Berg...
  • O. Ergeneman, J. J. Abbott, G. Dogangil, and B. J. Nelson, "Functionalizing Intraocular Microrobots with Surface Coatings," IEEE Int. Conf. Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics 2008, pp. 232-237, 2008. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2008.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Erge...
  • G. Dogangil, O. Ergeneman, J. J. Abbott, S. Pane, H. Hall, S. Muntwyler, and B. J. Nelson, "Toward Targeted Retinal Drug Delivery with Wireless Microrobots," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1921-1926, 2008. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2008.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Doga...
  • Z. Nagy, R. Oung, J. J. Abbott, and B. J. Nelson, "Experimental Investigation of Magnetic Self-Assembly for Swallowable Modular Robots," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1915-1920, 2008. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/2008.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Nagy...
  • B. E. Kratochvil, L. X. Dong, L. Zhang, J. J. Abbott, and B. J. Nelson, "Nanohelices as Motion Converters," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems 2008, pp. 4141-4142, 2008, Video. Conference Paper, Refereed, Other, 09/2008.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Krat...
  • "From Micro to Nano Robotics," Micro System Workshop, Gothenburg, Sweden. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 05/07/2008.
  • Z. Nagy, O. Ergeneman, J. J. Abbott, M. Hutter, A. M. Hirt, and B. J. Nelson, "Modeling Assembled-MEMS Microrobots for Wireless Magnetic Control," IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 874-879, 2008. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2008.
    http://www.telerobotics.utah.edu/uploads/Main/Nagy...
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots," Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/05/2008.
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots," University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/03/2008.
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots," Columbia University, New York City. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/29/2008.
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots," Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/27/2008.
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots," Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/25/2008.
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots," University of California, Berkeley. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/11/2008.
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots," University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/07/2008.
  • "Wireless Magnetic Intraocular Microrobots, University of Toronto, Canada. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/05/2008.

Geographical Regions of Interest

  • Northern Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Western Europe