Personal profile
Research interests
My research interests include wearable technologies, robot hands, hand exoskeletons, robot kinematics and haptics and bio-inspired robotics. I am especially interested in applications of robotics in surgery, preventative medicine, rehabilitation, physiotherapy and dexterous tele-operation.
Research interests
Current projects
ARTEMIS (Advanced RoboTic brEeast exaMination Intelligent System)
funded by CRUK, kick off: 04/2020, in partnership with Imperial College London and the University of Lincoln
Development of robotic palpation sensors for breast lump early detection, using soft materials and haptic technologies.
Robotic Prostate cancer diagnosis/treatment
collaboration with Bristol Urological Institute
Modelling and develoment of robotic tools and simulator for biopsy and treatment of prostate cancer (for Brachytherapy and LATP - local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy)
Teleoperation in extreme environments (space and nuclear robotics)
collaboration with Thales Alenia Space, UK and RAIN Hub
Development of sensorised grippers and hand exoskeletons for dexterous manipulation
Investigation of effects and mitigation of teleoperation delays using haptic interfaces
Robot assisted diagnosis in colorectal examination
Development of teleoperated soft haptic systems and wearable diagnostic interfaces
Research Groups and Themes
- Robotics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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A Novel Robotic Prototype Simulating Oral and Pharyngeal Swallowing with Passive Epiglottis Actuation
Zhou, Z., Gambaruto, A. M. & Tzemanaki, A., 12 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 11, 3, p. 2442-2449 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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An ultrasound visual servoing dual-arm robotics system for needle placement in brachytherapy treatment
Li, Y., Lu, Z., Tzemanaki, A., Bahl, A., Persad, R., Melhuish, C. & Yang, C., 28 Mar 2025, In: Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 12, 1558182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Coil-Tac: Coiled Capacitor Mechanism with Liquid Metal for Tactile Sensing
Jenkinson, G. P., Conn, A. T. & Tzemanaki, A., 1 May 2025, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10, 5, p. 5194-5200 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Projects
- 11 Finished
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BraillePen: A Braille-Reading Device to Aid Braille Literacy Skill Acquisition
Jenkinson, G. P. (Co-Investigator), Tzemanaki, A. (Principal Investigator), Conn, A. T. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Rogers, E. (Collaborator)
1/10/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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Robotics Inclusive // Women in Robotics UK RAS funding 2025
Tzemanaki, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Embracing Parenthood in Research and Higher Education
Tzemanaki, A. (Principal Investigator), Graffagnino, M. (Co-Investigator), Ma, L. (Co-Investigator), Tretiak, I. (Co-Investigator), Crane, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Hanna, E. (Co-Investigator) & Deutsch, V. R. M. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
Datasets
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Verification of a Virtual Lunar Regolith Simulant - Flow Rate Data
Tzemanaki, A. (Creator) & Louca, J. (Creator), University of Bristol, 29 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.5523/bris.2qq66srmernh62kzpqbfdtojwa, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/2qq66srmernh62kzpqbfdtojwa
Dataset
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A robotIc Radial palpatIon mechaniSm for breast examination (IRIS)
Jenkinson, G. (Creator), Tzemanaki, A. (Contributor) & Tzemanaki, A. (Data Manager), University of Bristol, 21 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.5523/bris.3jz2h4wzix1c122w0hswox7aj0, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/3jz2h4wzix1c122w0hswox7aj0
Dataset
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Trustworthy Requirements Elicitation - Interview transcripts
Louca, J. A. (Creator), Tzemanaki, A. (Contributor) & Tzemanaki, A. (Data Manager), University of Bristol, 13 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.5523/bris.suauncyhoc1c2ahjpro04fwmy, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/suauncyhoc1c2ahjpro04fwmy
Dataset
Prizes
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2nd Prize for best poster presentation in the 'Simulation, Robotics and Telemedicine' conference of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Severn Deanery
Tzemanaki, T. (Recipient), Nov 2013
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Best poster presentation prize in the joint 2012 FIRA RoboWorld Congress and TAROS Conference, Bristol, UK
Tzemanaki, T. (Recipient), Aug 2012
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Best presentation prize in the B.E.S.T (Business and Technology in Surgical Technologies) Innovation Course, IRCAD, Strasbourg, France.
Tzemanaki, T. (Recipient), Aug 2012
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Bristol Cancer Interdisciplinary Symposium
Jenkinson, G. P. (Speaker) & Tzemanaki, A. (Speaker)
23 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk