Monolithic Units: Actuation, Sensing, and Simulation for Integrated Soft Robot Design
2026A monolithic actuator–lattice–sensor building block (MU) with simulation-informed optical waveguide placement to preserve mechanical response.
MELEGROS: Monolithic Elephant-inspired Gripper with Optical Sensors
2025A monolithic elephant-inspired gripper integrating optical sensing for contact-rich manipulation.
Agonist–Antagonist Pouch Motors: Bidirectional Soft Actuators Enhanced by Thermally Responsive Peltier Elements
2024A bidirectional soft actuator architecture using agonist–antagonist pouch motors and thermoelectric control to achieve tunable force, stiffness, and dynamic response.
TVIM: Thermoactive Variable Impedance Module Evaluating Shear-Mode Capabilities of Polycaprolactone
2023A thermoactive variable impedance module using phase-transition polycaprolactone to tune shear stiffness via embedded thermoelectric actuation.
Predicting UPDRS Motor Symptoms From Force Plates Using Machine Learning
2024Force-plate signals → interpretable features and models to estimate UPDRS motor symptom severity.