Robots and machines, from mechanism to software: assistive robots, soft robots and robot hands.
In collaboration with PLOT
We study humanoid robots that see, understand spoken requests and act safely around people, with the goal of supporting care units and the staff who run them.
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University
We are exploring how people can direct robots in plain language, with the operator always in control.
At Voicu Lab
We are developing hand-guided control of a robot arm.
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University
Since 2021 student teams have taken an ordinary powered wheelchair and kept teaching it new skills: driving itself down hallways, then outdoors, then carrying new sensors, with each class handing the platform to the next. Today we are exploring shared control, where the chair and its user decide together.
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University
Leg exoskeletons that attach to a wheelchair, so people can exercise their legs while seated.
At Voicu Lab
A compact sensing unit with cameras, depth and microphones that processes data on the device.
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University
Low-cost robotic hands and wrist-worn robotic fingers for people with limited hand function.
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University
Soft robots bend instead of breaking and are safe to touch. We design, print and control soft actuators, Stewart platforms and bio-inspired robots, and we teach the subject with virtual labs that students can run from anywhere.
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University
Our bioprinter builds soft scaffolds layer by layer, a step toward engineered tissue.
At Voicu Lab
Carry a depth camera around a room and it becomes a 3D copy you can look around later.
In progress
A powered wheelchair combined with a wearable arm-support mechanism, exploring shared control for mobility and in-chair activity.
In progress
Low-cost robotic hands and wrist-worn robotic fingers to assist people with limited hand function.
Oct 2026 · In the news
First-year student Daksh Garg, advised by Dr. Voicu in the First-Year Scholars Program, is building a 3D-printed robotic hand that measures heart rate, blood oxygen and skin conductance. The work grew from an Office of Research seed grant titled Healing Hands.
Apr 2026 · Press
The paper's story on the new Shore Innovation Center shows Dr. Voicu demonstrating an automated wheelchair project.
Feb 2026 · Event
Dr. Voicu spoke at the IEEE Mechatronics Day hackathon at KSU, where student teams built with XRP robotics kits.
Dec 2025 · Event
Student teams raced XRP robots through a search-and-rescue course in an event that also kicked off the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Atlanta chapter.
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