Matthew Robertson, Queen's University

Research

Actuators Bioinspired design Human-robot interaction Legged locomotion Robotics

Latest funding

ADVENTOR: Advanced Engineering and Training in Next-Generation Mobile Robotics for Human Spaces
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Novel robot actuators leveraging the molecular mechanics and topology of biological muscle
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$148,000
Novel robot actuators leveraging the molecular mechanics and topology of biological muscle
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500

ADVENTOR: Advanced Engineering and Training in Next-Generation Mobile Robotics for Human Spaces

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Wu, Amy AR

Keywords: collaborative robots; human-robotic interaction; human studies; intelligent systems; mechatronics; mobile robotics; robot ethics; social robotics; technology and society; unstructured environments

$150,000

Novel robot actuators leveraging the molecular mechanics and topology of biological muscle

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Robertson, Matthew

Keywords: robotics; actuators; bioinspired design; legged locomotion; human-robot interaction

$148,000

Novel robot actuators leveraging the molecular mechanics and topology of biological muscle

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Robertson, Matthew

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Actuators Dear Professor Robertson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on actuators connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Novel robot actuators leveraging the molecular mechanics and topology of biological muscle" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]