DrMichael Fielding

Mick has been a long-serving member of the CISR team, joining following his
graduation from an engineering undergraduate degree in 2004. During his time
at CISR, Mick has worked on a number of exciting projects such as the
appropriately named 'Wobbly Wall', lead the Melbourne team in the LAGS Full
Body-Scanning X-ray project, served as lead designer (mechanical/electronics)
for the OzTouch Haptically Enabled EOD system throughout the CTD and CTDEP
programs, and been co-designer of the OzBot mobile platform program working
with the Victorian Bomb Response Unit and Victorian Counter-Terrorism Unit.
Mick has always been a strong advocate of conducting applied research in areas
that can help others. He developed and published in the areas of haptically-
enabled computer mouse for the blind, micro-pump for drug delivery, and more
recently focused on haptically-enabled tele-robotics for Explosive Ordinance
Disposal (EOD) applications.
Mick's research interests include robotics, haptic augmentation, stereo-
vision, control of complex mechanical systems, and flight simulators.
Mick has a personal interest in camping, foreign languages and promoting
sustainable living.