Sergio Machaca
Lead Mechatronics Engineer, Sensetics (Princeton, NJ, USA)
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (December 2025)
M.S.E. Robotics, Johns Hopkins University (December 2022)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University (June 2018)
About Me
I have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Working in the Haptics and Medical Robotics Lab, my doctoral research was aimed at understanding the role of haptic feedback in robotic minimally invasive surgery training and providing objective assessment of robotic surgical skills for surgical trainees.
This research was largely funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program (NSF GRFP) and the Link Foundation Modeling, Simulation, and Training (MS&T) Fellowship.
For more information, please download my CV here.
News
July 2025 I successfully defended my PhD in Mechanical Engineering!
July 2025 I began working full time at Sensetics as Lead Mechatronics Engineer.
November 2025 Sensetics was featured in Forbes.
