Tanin Boka

Tanin Boka is a researcher working on soft robotics, assistive systems and biomechanics, with a focus on the design, fabrication, modeling and control of soft assistive gloves and robotic arms for upper-limb rehabilitation. They previously worked in the ARAS Laboratory at K. N. Toosi University of Technology in Tehran under the supervision of Prof. Ali Akbar Moosavian, graduating with a 4.0/4.0 GPA.

Their published work spans machine-learning-based grasp strength recognition and the design of pneumatic soft robotic gloves. The first study collected sEMG signals from healthy hands using a MYO armband and analysed the preprocessed data with a range of machine learning algorithms; the second fabricated 3D-printed pneumatic actuators and developed their control. They are currently working on a project linking EMG signals to that soft-glove research.

Education

• M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2020–2023. Thesis: Design and Fabrication of a Soft Robotic Arm for Upper Limb Rehabilitation
• B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, 2016–2020

Selected publications before joining the laboratory

• T. Boka, A. Eskandari, S. Ali A. Moosavian, M. Sharbatdar, “Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Grasp Strength Recognition in Rehabilitation Planning,” Results in Engineering, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101660
• T. Boka, M. Navid Nikkhah, S. Ali A. Moosavian, “KNTU-RoboGlove: Design of a Pneumatic Soft Robotic Glove,” ICRoM 2023. doi:10.1109/ICRoM60803.2023.10412614
• T. Boka, S. Ali A. Moosavian, “Design and Fabrication of Soft Robotic Glove for Combined Assistance and Rehabilitation” (submitted)