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Melisa Orta Martinez is an Assistant Professor at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where she leads the Social Haptics Robotics Education Laboratory (SHRED Lab). Her research combines areas of robotics, haptics, human-computer interaction, and education. She focuses on developing low-cost, open-source robotic technologies for educational applications and understanding the effects of technology on learning. Additionally, she studies the sense of touch and develops novel mechanisms for human-machine interaction. Melisa is dedicated to advancing educational robotics to improve learning experiences.
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