I am working on developing a human-robot-robot-human interaction scheme where multiple users physically interact with each other through their lower limb exoskeletons. My research aims include using physical human-robots-human interaction on gait therapy and developing human-like robot controllers for improved physical rehabilitation. I am particularly interested in human-robot interaction, force control, and motor learning.

• MS Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zürich, 2019
• BS Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2017

• ME 449 Robotic Manipulation, Fall 2021
• ME 495 Robot Simulation, Spring 2021
• ME 449 Robotic Manipulation, Fall 2020
  
  
  
  
  

• Kim, S. J., Wen, Y., Ludvig, D., Küçüktabak, E.B., Short, M.R., Lynch, K., Hargrove, L., Perreault, E.J., Pons, J.
  "Effect of Dyadic Haptic Collaboration on Ankle Motor Learning and Task Performance", 
  IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2022).

• Zimmermann, Y., Sommerhalder, M., Song, J., Etter, B., Küçüktabak, E.B., Riener, R., Wolf, P. "

  Digital Guinea Pig: Merits and Methods of Human-in-the-Loop Simulation for Upper-Limb Exoskeletons", IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (2022).

• Küçüktabak, E.B., Kim, S.J., Wen, Y., Lynch, K., Pons, J. "Human-machine-human interaction in motor control and rehabilitation: a review", Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2021).
• Kim, S.J., Wen, Y. et al., Küçüktabak, E.B., Zhan, S., Lynch, K., Hargrove, L., Perreault, E.J., Pons, J. 

  "A Framework for Dyadic Physical Interaction Studies During Ankle Motor Tasks", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2021).

• Fong, J., Küçüktabak, E.B., Crocher, V., Tan, Y., Lynch, K., Pons, J., Oetomo, D. "

  CANopen Robot Controller (CORC): An Open Software Stack for Human-Robot Interaction Development", Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. WeRob 2020 (2020).

• Zimmermann, Y., Küçüktabak, E.B., Farshidian, F., Riener, R., Hutter, M. "Towards Dynamic Transparency: Robust Interaction Force Tracking Using Multi-Sensory Control on an Arm Exoskeleton", 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2020).