Anthony L. Gunderman

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Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: Georgia Institute of Technology (2022–2024); Emory University (2023); Intelligent Machines (Sweden) (2023)

9 h-index 40 pubs 348 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Anthony L. Gunderman's research focuses on the development and application of robotic systems, particularly in medical imaging and therapeutic interventions. He investigates the design and control of soft robotic grippers for tasks such as agricultural harvesting, with publications detailing tendon-driven mechanisms and integrated ripeness sensing. His work also extends to medical robotics, including the creation of non-metallic, MR-guided robots for procedures like intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation and MR-tracked stylets for gynecologic brachytherapy.

Gunderman has explored autonomous robotic systems for image-guided therapies, such as respiratory motion compensation for CT-guided abdominal radiofrequency ablations. His research also encompasses the modeling and control of MR-safe robotic components, like pneumatic motors and encoders. He has published on robot-assisted high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy and contributed to the development of robotic systems for surgical simulation and training.

His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, with 42 total publications and 346 citations. Gunderman serves as Co-PI on an NSF grant totaling $400,000 for an Undergraduate Engineering Track focused on design-oriented occupation readiness with regional industry partners. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Renee T. Threlfall, Chase Rainwater, Ngan Le, and Taisei Hanyu, with whom he shares multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 9
Publications: 40
Citations: 348

Positions

Assistant Professor 2024–present

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Mechanical Engineering ORCID

Selected Publications

Associating Fresh-market Blackberry Size and Composition with Detachment Force to Develop Robotic Harvesting Solutions (2026)

HortScience DOI OpenAlex
CodeGraphVLP: Code-as-Planner Meets Semantic-Graph State for Non-Markovian Vision-Language-Action Models (2026)

arXiv (Cornell University) OpenAlex
Concentric Tube Robot-Assisted Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation: Validation in an Ovine Model (2026)

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics DOI OpenAlex
Modeling and Control For Minimally Invasive Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation (2025)

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics DOI OpenAlex
Squat Quality User Assessment Through Artificial Intelligence: A User-Specific Approach (2025)

DOI OpenAlex
LOKI: Laparoscopic Operational Kinematic Instrument (2025)

DOI OpenAlex
Soft Robot Kinematic Control Via Manipulability-Aware Redundancy Resolution (2025)

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Kinetostatics and Retention Force Analysis of Soft Robot Grippers With External Tendon Routing (2024)

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters DOI OpenAlex
CARING: Cannula for Alleviation of Retinal Injury Caused by Needle Fluidic Gashing (2024)

Bioengineering 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Minimal artifact actively shimmed metallic needles in MRI (2021)

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
MR-Tracked Deflectable Stylet for Gynecologic Brachytherapy (2021)

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
MR-Guided Tissue Puncture with On-Line Imaging for High-Resolution Theranostics (2020)

8 citations DOI OpenAlex