Randy Hellman, Founder
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Research Beginnings
PhD & Postdoc focused on the development of novel hardware and algorithms to advance the current state of robot haptic perception. This involved the development of a highly dexterous robotic finger with rich tactile sensing. The sum of this work can be divided into two sections: first the development of hardware and second a deep dive into the control and manipulation with the hardware. After the completion of his postdoc he transitioned into the startup word by joining Modbot as a robotics and controls engineer to contribute to the development of a modular robotic system.
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Surgical Robotics
As a Sr. Mechatronics Engineer at Verb Surgical he developing novel handheld controllers for surgical robotics. He focused on the full spectrum of the device contributing to the mechanical, firmware and electronic design. This work generated multiple patents on the design of a wearable user interface along with safety algorithms for drop detection of surgical instruments.
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Healthcare Robotics
As a Staff Mechatronics Engineer at Ubtech North America R&D he contributed to the development of multiple healthcare robots. Many of the components developed were modular in order to be used in an array of healthcare robots. His main focus was in mechanism design, motor controllers, sensing, and firmware development.
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Launch of RH Mechatronics, LLC
Launched RH Mechatronics, LLC to offer a full service mechatronics design firm. We are able to lead the charge in the development of new devices or bring a fresh set of eyes and engineering power to an existing R&D team. In order to create innovative solutions we are able to consider all aspects required for complex mechatronic system ranging from mechanism design, PCB layout, firmware development and prototyping.
