Phone: (801) 585-6672
E-mail: jake.abbott@utah.edu
Office: 2676 MEK
Lab: 2156 MEK
Magnetic and Medical Robotics Laboratory
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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