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2024

Asymmetric fin shape changes swimming dynamics of ancient marine reptiles’ soft robophysical models

H. Sprumont; F. Allione; F. Schwab; B. Wang; C. Mucignat et al. 

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2024. Vol. 19, num. 4, p. 046005. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/ad3f5e.

AI-CPG: Adaptive Imitated Central Pattern Generators for Bipedal Locomotion Learned Through Reinforced Reflex Neural Networks

G. Li; A. Ijspeert; M. Hayashibe 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2024. Vol. 9, num. 6, p. 5190 – 5197. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2024.3388842.

Can micro-guidewire advancement forces predict clot consistency and location to assist the first-line technique for mechanical thrombectomy?

P. Reymond; E. V. Roussinova; O. Brina; J. Hofmeister; G. Bernava et al. 

Journal Of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2024. DOI : 10.1136/jnis-2024-021477.

Viability leads to the emergence of gait transitions in learning agile quadrupedal locomotion on challenging terrains

M. Shafiee; G. Bellegarda; A. Ijspeert 

Nature Communications. 2024. Vol. 15, num. 1, p. 3073. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-47443-w.

Evaluation of controllers for augmentative hip exoskeletons and their effects on metabolic cost of walking: explicit versus implicit synchronization

A. R. Manzoori; D. Malatesta; J. Primavesi; A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri 

Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology. 2024. Vol. 12, p. 1324587. DOI : 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1324587.

Can lateral tenodesis improve the rotational stability of the ACL reconstruction? A finite element analysis

K. Risvas; D. Stanev; K. Moustakas 

Plos One. 2024. Vol. 19, num. 2, p. e0293161. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0293161.

Evaluation of antigravitational support levels provided by a passive upper-limb occupational exoskeleton in repetitive arm movements

G. Ramella; L. Grazi; F. Giovacchini; E. Trigili; N. Vitiello et al. 

Applied Ergonomics. 2024. Vol. 117, p. 104226. DOI : 10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104226.

The spinal cord facilitates cerebellar upper limb motor learning and control; inputs from neuromusculoskeletal simulation

A. J. Bruel; I. Abadia; T. J. E. Collin; I. Sakr; H. Lorach et al. 

Plos Computational Biology. 2024. Vol. 20, num. 1, p. e1011008. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011008.

2023

A mirror therapy system using virtual reality and an actuated exoskeleton for the recovery of hand motor impairments: a study of acceptability, usability, and embodiment

G. Abbate; A. Giusti; L. Randazzo; A. Paolillo 

Scientific Reports. 2023. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 22881. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-023-49571-7.

Animal robots in the African wilderness: Lessons learned and outlook for field robotics

K. Melo; T. Horvat; A. J. Ijspeert 

Science Robotics. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 85, p. eadd8662. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.add8662.

Investigating the roles of reflexes and central pattern generators in the control and modulation of human locomotion using a physiologically plausible neuromechanical model

A. Di Russo; D. Stanev; A. Sabnis; S. M. Danner; J. Ausborn et al. 

Journal Of Neural Engineering. 2023. Vol. 20, num. 6, p. 066006. DOI : 10.1088/1741-2552/acfdcc.

A spinal cord neuroprosthesis for locomotor deficits due to Parkinson’s disease

T. Milekovic; E. M. Moraud; N. Macellari; C. Moerman; F. Raschella et al. 

Nature Medicine. 2023. Vol. 29, num. 11, p. 2854 – +. DOI : 10.1038/s41591-023-02584-1.

Identifying important sensory feedback for learning locomotion skills

W. Yu; C. Yang; C. McGreavy; E. Triantafyllidis; G. Bellegarda et al. 

Nature Machine Intelligence. 2023. Vol. 5, num. 8, p. 919 – +. DOI : 10.1038/s42256-023-00701-w.

Real-Time Localization for Closed-Loop Control of Assistive Furniture

L. Tang; C. Ning; G. Adaimi; A. Ijspeert; A. Alahi et al. 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 8, p. 4799 – 4806. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2023.3287365.

Hierarchical processing underpins competition in tactile perceptual bistability

F. Darki; A. Ferrario; J. Rankin 

Journal Of Computational Neuroscience. 2023. DOI : 10.1007/s10827-023-00852-0.

The Natural Robotics Contest: crowdsourced biomimetic design

R. Siddall; R. Zufferey; S. Armanini; K. Zhang; S. Sareh et al. 

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2023. Vol. 18, num. 3, p. 036002. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/acc14b.

FeedForward Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control for Robotic Manipulators: Application to PKMs

H. Saied; A. Chemori; M. Bouri; M. El Rafei; C. Francis 

Ieee Transactions On Robotics. 2023. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2023.3255586.

Mechanisms Underlying the Recruitment of Inhibitory Interneurons in Fictive Swimming in Developing Xenopus laevis Tadpoles

A. Ferrario; V. Saccomanno; H-Y. Zhang; R. Borisyuk; W-C. Li 

Journal Of Neuroscience. 2023. Vol. 43, num. 8, p. 1387 – 1404. DOI : 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0520-22.2022.

Enabling four-arm laparoscopic surgery by controlling two robotic assistants via haptic foot interfaces

J. Hernandez Sanchez; W. Amanhoud; A. Billard; M. Bouri 

The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2023. DOI : 10.1177/02783649231180366.

The Robotic Multiobject Focal Plane System of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

J. H. Silber; P. Fagrelius; K. Fanning; M. Schubnell; J. N. Aguilar et al. 

Astronomical Journal. 2023. Vol. 165, num. 1, p. 9. DOI : 10.3847/1538-3881/ac9ab1.

Identification of the trade-off between speed and efficiency in undulatory swimming using a bio-inspired robot

A. Anastasiadis; L. Paez; K. Melo; E. D. Tytell; A. Ijspeert et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2023. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 15032. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-023-41074-9.

2022

Off-shore and underwater sampling of aquatic environments with the aerial-aquatic drone MEDUSA

A. T. Farinha; J. di Tria; M. Reyes; C. Rosas; O. Pang et al. 

Frontiers In Environmental Science. 2022. Vol. 10, p. 1023269. DOI : 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1023269.

Two simple movement mechanisms for spatial division of labour in social insects

T. O. Richardson; N. Stroeymeyt; A. Crespi; L. Keller 

Nature Communications. 2022. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 6985. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-022-34706-7.

CPG-RL: Learning Central Pattern Generators for Quadruped Locomotion

G. Bellegarda; A. Ijspeert 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2022. Vol. 7, num. 4, p. 12547 – 12554. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2022.3218167.

Elastic-Actuation Mechanism for Repetitive Hopping Based on Power Modulation and Cyclic Trajectory Generation

W. D. Shin; W. Stewart; M. A. Estrada; A. J. Ijspeert; D. Floreano 

IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2022. Vol. 39, num. 1, p. 558 – 571. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2022.3189249.

The Integration of Optical Stimulation in a Mechanically Dynamic Cell Culture Substrate

M. Imboden; S. Chen; O. Gudozhnik; C. Pollock; J. Javor et al. 

Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology. 2022. Vol. 10, p. 934756. DOI : 10.3389/fbioe.2022.934756.

Evaluation of anterior cruciate ligament surgical reconstruction through finite element analysis

K. Risvas; D. Stanev; L. Benos; K. Filip; D. Tsaopoulos et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2022. Vol. 12, num. 1, p. 8044. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-022-11601-1.

NeuroMechFly, a neuromechanical model of adult Drosophila melanogaster

V. Lobato-Rios; S. T. Ramalingasetty; P. G. Ozdil; J. Arreguit; A. J. Ijspeert et al. 

Nature Methods. 2022. Vol. 19, p. 620 – 627. DOI : 10.1038/s41592-022-01466-7.

Investigation of neural and biomechanical impairments leading to pathological toe and heel gaits using neuromusculoskeletal modelling

A. Bruel; S. Ben Ghorbel; A. Di Russo; D. Stanev; S. Armand et al. 

Journal Of Physiology-London. 2022. DOI : 10.1113/JP282609.

Stability and manoeuvrability in animal movement: lessons from biology, modelling and robotics

A. A. Biewener; R. J. Bomphrey; M. A. Daley; A. J. Ijspeert 

Proceedings Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 2022. Vol. 289, num. 1967, p. 20212492. DOI : 10.1098/rspb.2021.2492.

Dynamic Vehicle Drifting With Nonlinear MPC and a Fused Kinematic-Dynamic Bicycle Model (vol 6, pg 1958, 2022)

G. Bellegarda; Q. Nguyen 

Ieee Control Systems Letters. 2022. Vol. 6, p. 2779 – 2779. DOI : 10.1109/LCSYS.2022.3175230.

Combining Reflexes and External Sensory Information in a Neuromusculoskeletal Model to Control a Quadruped Robot

A. A. Saputra; J. Botzheim; A. J. Ijspeert; N. Kubota 

Ieee Transactions On Cybernetics. 2022. Vol. 52, num. 8, p. 7981 – 7994. DOI : 10.1109/TCYB.2021.3052253.

Dynamic Vehicle Drifting With Nonlinear MPC and a Fused Kinematic-Dynamic Bicycle Model

G. Bellegarda; Q. Nguyen 

Ieee Control Systems Letters. 2022. Vol. 6, p. 1958 – 1963. DOI : 10.1109/LCSYS.2021.3136142.

Are Functional Measures Sufficient to Capture Acceptance? A Qualitative Study on Lower Limb Exoskeleton Use for Older People

M. d. R. Carral; V. Bourqui; N. Vuilleumier; A. Ortieb; M. Bouri 

International Journal Of Social Robotics. 2022. Vol. 14, p. 603 – 616. DOI : 10.1007/s12369-021-00810-9.

2021

A spiking central pattern generator for the control of a simulated lamprey robot running on SpiNNaker and Loihi neuromorphic boards

E. Angelidis; E. Buchholz; J. Arreguit; A. Rouge; T. Stewart et al. 

Neuromorphic Computing And Engineering. 2021. Vol. 1, num. 1, p. 014005. DOI : 10.1088/2634-4386/ac1b76.

Emergence of robust self-organized undulatory swimming based on local hydrodynamic force sensing

R. Thandiackal; K. Melo; L. Paez; J. Herault; T. Kano et al. 

Science Robotics. 2021. Vol. 6, num. 57, p. eabf6354. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.abf6354.

Model-Free Iterative Learning Control With Nonrepetitive Trajectories for Second-Order MIMO Nonlinear Systems-Application to a Delta Robot

C. E. Boudjedir; M. Bouri; D. Boukhetala 

Ieee Transactions On Industrial Electronics. 2021. Vol. 68, num. 8, p. 7433 – 7443. DOI : 10.1109/TIE.2020.3007091.

Spontaneous Gait Transitions of Sprawling Quadruped Locomotion by Sensory-Driven Body-Limb Coordination Mechanisms

S. Suzuki; T. Kano; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Ishiguro 

Frontiers In Neurorobotics. 2021. Vol. 15, p. 645731. DOI : 10.3389/fnbot.2021.645731.

Adaptive Task-Space Force Control for Humanoid-to-Human Assistance

A. Bolotnikova; S. Courtois; A. Kheddar 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2021. Vol. 6, num. 3, p. 5705 – 5712. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2021.3084889.

Sensory modulation of gait characteristics in human locomotion: A neuromusculoskeletal modeling study

A. Di Russo; D. Stanev; S. Armand; A. Ijspeert 

PLOS Computational Biology. 2021. Vol. 17, num. 5, p. e1008594. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008594.

Total Knee Replacement: Subject-Specific Modeling, Finite Element Analysis, and Evaluation of Dynamic Activities

I. Loi; D. Stanev; K. Moustakas 

Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology. 2021. Vol. 9, p. 648356. DOI : 10.3389/fbioe.2021.648356.

The symbiotic relationship between educational robotics and computer science in formal education

L. El-Hamamsy; B. Bruno; F. Chessel-Lazzarotto; M. Chevalier; D. Roy et al. 

Education and Information Technologies. 2021. Vol. 26, p. 5077 – 5107. DOI : 10.1007/s10639-021-10494-3.

Sprawling Quadruped Robot Driven by Decentralized Control With Cross-Coupled Sensory Feedback Between Legs and Trunk

S. Suzuki; T. Kano; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Ishiguro 

Frontiers In Neurorobotics. 2021. Vol. 14, p. 607455. DOI : 10.3389/fnbot.2020.607455.

Feasibility of an alternative method to estimate glenohumeral joint center from videogrammetry measurements and CT/MRI of patients

E. Sarshari; M. Mancuso; A. Terrier; A. Farron; P. Mullhaupt et al. 

Computer Methods In Biomechanics And Biomedical Engineering. 2021. Vol. 24, num. 1, p. 33 – 42. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2020.1808889.

Symbitron Exoskeleton: Design, Control, and Evaluation of a Modular Exoskeleton for Incomplete and Complete Spinal Cord Injured Individuals

C. Meijneke; G. van Oort; V. Sluiter; E. van Asseldonk; N. L. Tagliamonte et al. 

Ieee Transactions On Neural Systems And Rehabilitation Engineering. 2021. Vol. 29, p. 330 – 339. DOI : 10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3049960.

A Whole-Body Musculoskeletal Model of the Mouse

S. Tata Ramalingasetty; S. M. Danner; J. Arreguit; S. N. Markin; D. Rodarie et al. 

Ieee Access. 2021. Vol. 9, p. 163861 – 163881. DOI : 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3133078.

Slow-fast Dynamics of Strongly Coupled Adaptive Frequency Oscillators

L. Righetti; J. Buchli; A. J. Ijspeert 

Siam Journal On Applied Dynamical Systems. 2021. Vol. 20, num. 4, p. 1985 – 2012. DOI : 10.1137/20M1357755.

A computer science and robotics integration model for primary school: evaluation of a large-scale in-service K-4 teacher-training program

L. El-Hamamsy; F. Chessel-Lazzarotto; B. Bruno; D. Roy; T. Cahlikova et al. 

Education and Information Technologies. 2021. Vol. 26, p. 2445 – 2475. DOI : 10.1007/s10639-020-10355-5.

2020

Reproducing Five Motor Behaviors in a Salamander Robot With Virtual Muscles and a Distributed CPG Controller Regulated by Drive Signals and Proprioceptive Feedback

J. Knüsel; A. Crespi; J-M. Cabelguen; A. J. Ijspeert; D. Ryczko 

Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 2020. Vol. 14, p. 100. DOI : 10.3389/fnbot.2020.604426.

Bioinspired Postural Controllers for a Locked-Ankle Exoskeleton Targeting Complete SCI Users

J. Fasola; R. Baud; T. Vouga; A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri 

Frontiers In Robotics And Ai. 2020. Vol. 7, p. 553828. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2020.553828.

Kubits: Solid-State Self-Reconfiguration With Programmable Magnets

S. Hauser; M. Mutlu; A. J. Ijspeert 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2020. Vol. 5, num. 4, p. 6443 – 6450. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2020.3013884.

A Dexterous Soft Robotic Hand for Delicate In-Hand Manipulation

S. Abondance; C. B. Teeple; R. J. Wood 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2020. Vol. 5, num. 4, p. 5502 – 5509. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2020.3007411.

Special Issue on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines PREFACE

A. Ijspeert; A. Ishiguro; E. Standen; K. Hosoda 

Advanced Robotics. 2020. Vol. 34, num. 17, p. 1095 – 1095. DOI : 10.1080/01691864.2020.1807151.

Exploring the Contribution of Proprioceptive Reflexes to Balance Control in Perturbed Standing

A. D. Koelewijn; A. J. Ijspeert 

Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology. 2020. Vol. 8, p. 866. DOI : 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00866.

Experimental and Computational Study on Motor Control and Recovery After Stroke: Toward a Constructive Loop Between Experimental and Virtual Embodied Neuroscience

A. L. A. Mascaro; E. Falotico; S. Petkoski; M. Pasquini; L. Vannucci et al. 

Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience. 2020. Vol. 14, p. 31. DOI : 10.3389/fnsys.2020.00031.

Spatiotemporal Maps of Proprioceptive Inputs to the Cervical Spinal Cord During Three-Dimensional Reaching and Grasping

P. Kibleur; S. R. Tata; N. Greiner; S. Conti; B. Barra et al. 

Ieee Transactions On Neural Systems And Rehabilitation Engineering. 2020. Vol. 28, num. 7, p. 1668 – 1677. DOI : 10.1109/TNSRE.2020.2986491.

Towards rich motion skills with the lightweight quadruped robot Serval

P. Eckert; A. E. M. Schmerbauch; T. Horvat; K. Soehnel; M. S. Fischer et al. 

Adaptive Behavior. 2020. Vol. 28, num. 3, p. 129 – 150. DOI : 10.1177/1059712319853227.

Design and development of the efficient anguilliform swimming robot- MAR

K. Struebig; B. Bayat; P. Eckert; A. Looijestijn; T. C. Lueth et al. 

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2020. Vol. 15, num. 3, p. 035001. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/ab6be0.

Neuromuscular Controller Embedded in a Powered Ankle Exoskeleton: Effects on Gait, Clinical Features and Subjective Perspective of Incomplete Spinal Cord Injured Subjects

F. Tamburella; N. L. Tagliamonte; I. Pisotta; M. Masciullo; M. Arquilla et al. 

Ieee Transactions On Neural Systems And Rehabilitation Engineering. 2020. Vol. 28, num. 5, p. 1157 – 1167. DOI : 10.1109/TNSRE.2020.2984790.

Iterative Design and Evaluation of a Tangible Robot-Assisted Handwriting Activity for Special Education

A. Guneysu Ozgur; A. Özgür; T. Asselborn; W. Johal; E. Yadollahi et al. 

Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 2020. Vol. 7, p. 29. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2020.00029.

A Neuro-Inspired Computational Model for a Visually Guided Robotic Lamprey Using Frame and Event Based Cameras

I. Youssef; M. Mutlu; B. Bayat; A. Crespi; S. Hauser et al. 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2020. Vol. 5, num. 2, p. 2395 – 2402. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2020.2972839.

Amphibious and Sprawling Locomotion: From Biology to Robotics and Back

A. J. Ijspeert 

Annual Review Of Control, Robotics, And Autonomous Systems, Vol 3, 2020. 2020. Vol. 3, p. 173 – 193. DOI : 10.1146/annurev-control-091919-095731.

Roombots extended: Challenges in the next generation of self-reconfigurable modular robots and their application in adaptive and assistive furniture

S. Hauser; M. Mutlu; P-A. Léziart; H. Khodr; A. Bernardino et al. 

Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 2020. Vol. 127, p. 103467. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2020.103467.

2019

Mechanics of very slow human walking

A. R. Wu; C. S. Simpson; E. H. F. van Asseldonk; H. van der Kooij; A. J. Ijspeert 

Scientific Reports. 2019. Vol. 9, p. 18079. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-019-54271-2.

Decoding the essential interplay between central and peripheral control in adaptive locomotion of amphibious centipedes

K. Yasui; T. Kano; E. M. Standen; H. Aonuma; A. J. Ijspeert et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2019. Vol. 9, p. 18288. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-019-53258-3.

Decentralized control with cross-coupled sensory feedback between body and limbs in sprawling locomotion

S. Suzuki; T. Kano; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Ishiguro 

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2019. Vol. 14, num. 6, p. 066010. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/ab3ef6.

From standing balance to walking: A single control structure for a continuum of gaits

H. Razavi; S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

International Journal of Robotics Research. 2019.  p. 0278364919875205. DOI : 10.1177/0278364919875205.

Haptic feedback perception and learning with cable-driven guidance in exosuit teleoperation of a simulated drone

C. Rognon; V. Ramachandran; A. Wu; A. Ijspeert; D. Floreano 

IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 2019. Vol. 12, num. 3, p. 375 – 385. DOI : 10.1109/TOH.2019.2925612.

The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics

J. Delmerico; S. Mintchev; A. Giusti; B. Gromov; K. Melo et al. 

Journal of Field Robotics. 2019. Vol. 36, num. 7, p. 1171 – 1191. DOI : 10.1002/rob.21887.

Bridging Multilevel Time Scales in HRI

T. Asselborn; K. Sharma; W. Johal; P. Dillenbourg 

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. 2019. Vol. 8, num. 3, p. 1 – 24. DOI : 10.1145/3338809.

Neuromuscular model achieving speed control and steering with a 3D bipedal walker

N. Van der Noot; A. J. Ijspeert; R. Ronsse 

Autonomous Robots. 2019. Vol. 43, num. 6, p. 1537 – 1554. DOI : 10.1007/s10514-018-9814-6.

An Optimal Planning Framework to Deploy Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots

H. Khodr; M. Mutlu; S. Hauser; A. Bernardino; A. Ijspeert 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2019. Vol. 4, num. 4, p. 4278 – 4285. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2019.2931216.

Reply: Limitations in the creation of an automatic diagnosis tool for dysgraphia

T. Asselborn; T. Gargot; L. Kidzinski; W. Johal; D. Cohen et al. 

npj Digital Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2, p. 37. DOI : 10.1038/s41746-019-0115-z.

Non-invasive, Brain-controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation for Locomotion Rehabilitation in Individuals with Paraplegia

A. Selfslagh; S. Shokur; D. S. F. Campos; A. R. C. Donati; S. Almeida et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2019. Vol. 9, p. 6782. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-019-43041-9.

How do pupils perceive educational robotics as a tool to improve their 21st century skills?

L. Negrini; C. Giang 

Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society. 2019. Vol. 15, num. 2, p. 77 – 87. DOI : 10.20368/1971-8829/1628.

Online Gait Transitions and Disturbance Recovery for Legged Robots via the Feasible Impulse Set

C. Boussema; M. J. Powell; G. Bledt; A. J. Ijspeert; P. M. Wensing et al. 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2019. Vol. 4, num. 2, p. 1611 – 1618. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2019.2896723.

Bipedal walking and push recovery with a stepping strategy based on time-projection control

S. Faraji; H. Razavi; A. J. Ijspeert 

International Journal Of Robotics Research. 2019. Vol. 38, num. 5, p. 587 – 611. DOI : 10.1177/0278364919835606.

Control theory in biology and medicine: Introduction to the special issue

P. J. Thomas; M. Olufsen; R. Sepulchre; P. A. Iglesias; A. Ijspeert et al. 

Biological Cybernetics. 2019. Vol. 113, num. 1-2, p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-018-00791-5.

Iterative learning control of multivariable uncertain nonlinear systems with nonrepetitive trajectory

C. E. Boudjedir; D. Boukhetala; M. Bouri 

Nonlinear Dynamics. 2019. Vol. 95, num. 3, p. 2197 – 2208. DOI : 10.1007/s11071-018-4685-0.

Iterative learning control for trajectory tracking of a parallel Delta robot

C. E. Boudjedir; M. Bouri; D. Boukhetala 

At-Automatisierungstechnik. 2019. Vol. 67, num. 2, p. 145 – 156. DOI : 10.1515/auto-2018-0086.

Reverse-engineering the locomotion of a stem amniote

J. A. Nyakatura; K. Melo; T. Horvat; K. Karakasiliotis; V. R. Allen et al. 

Nature. 2019. Vol. 565, num. 7739, p. 351 – 355. DOI : 10.1038/s41586-018-0851-2.

Benchmarking Agility For Multilegged Terrestrial Robots

P. Eckert; A. J. Ijspeert 

IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2019. Vol. 35, num. 2, p. 529 – 535. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2018.2888977.

2018

Accelerated Sensorimotor Learning of Compliant Movement Primitives

T. Petric; A. Gams; L. Colasanto; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Ude 

Ieee Transactions On Robotics. 2018. Vol. 34, num. 6, p. 1636 – 1642. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2018.2861921.

Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect

N. Stroeymeyt; A. V. Grasse; A. Crespi; D. P. Mersch; S. Cremer et al. 

Science. 2018. Vol. 362, num. 6417, p. 941 – 945. DOI : 10.1126/science.aat4793.

A simple model of mechanical effects to estimate metabolic cost of human walking

S. Faraji; A. R. Wu; A. J. Ijspeert 

Scientific Reports. 2018. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 10998. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-018-29429-z.

Human Intention Detection as a Multiclass Classification Problem: Application in Physical Human-Robot Interaction While Walking

J. Lanini; H. Razavi; J. Urain; A. Ijspeert 

IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS. 2018. Vol. 3, num. 4, p. 4171 – 4178. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2018.2864351.

Oncilla Robot: A Versatile Open-Source Quadruped Research Robot With Compliant Pantograph Legs

A. Sprowitz; A. Tuleu; M. Ajallooeian; M. Vespignani; R. Mockel et al. 

Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 2018. Vol. 5, p. 67. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2018.00067.

Preface: special issue on adaptive motion of animals and machines (1)

A. Ishiguro; A. Ijspeert; K. Hosoda 

Advanced Robotics. 2018. Vol. 32, num. 15, p. 793 – 793. DOI : 10.1080/01691864.2018.1511287.

Forceful manipulation with micro air vehicles

M. A. Estrada; S. Mintchev; D. L. Christensen; M. R. Cutkosky; D. Floreano 

Science Robotics. 2018. Vol. 3, num. 23, p. eaau6903. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.aau6903.

Self-synchronization and self-stabilization of 3D bipedal walking gaits

C. Chevallereau; H. Razavi; D. Six; Y. Aoustin; J. Grizzle 

ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS. 2018. Vol. 100, p. 43 – 60. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2017.10.018.

Bio-inspired controller achieving forward speed modulation with a 3D bipedal walker

N. Van der Noot; A. Ijspeert; R. Ronsse 

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH. 2018. Vol. 37, num. 1, p. 168 – 196. DOI : 10.1177/0278364917743320.

Compliant universal grippers as adaptive feet in legged robots

S. Hauser; M. Mutlu; P. Banzet; A. Ijspeert 

Advanced Robotics. 2018. Vol. 32, num. 15, p. 825 – 836. DOI : 10.1080/01691864.2018.1496851.

Effects of passive and active joint compliance in quadrupedal locomotion

M. Mutlu; S. Hauser; A. Bernardino; A. J. Ijspeert 

Advanced Robotics. 2018. Vol. 32, num. 15, p. 809 – 824. DOI : 10.1080/01691864.2018.1497535.

Modeling robot geometries like molecules, application to fast multi-contact posture planning for humanoids

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2018. Vol. 3, num. 1, p. 289 – 296. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2017.2739103.

2017

An Adaptive Neuromuscular Controller for Assistive Lower-Limb Exoskeletons: A Preliminary Study on Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury

A. R. Wu; F. Dzeladini; T. J. H. Brug; F. Tamburella; N. L. Tagliamonte et al. 

Frontiers In Neurorobotics. 2017. Vol. 11, p. 30. DOI : 10.3389/fnbot.2017.00030.

Interactive locomotion: Investigation and modeling of physically-paired humans while walking

J. Lanini; A. Duburcq; H. Razavi; C. G. Le Goff; A. J. Ijspeert 

Plos One. 2017. Vol. 12, num. 9, p. e0179989. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0179989.

Hammering Does Not Fit Fitts’ Law

T. Petric; C. S. Simpson; A. Ude; A. J. Ijspeert 

Frontiers In Computational Neuroscience. 2017. Vol. 11, p. 45. DOI : 10.3339/fncom.2017.00045.

JammJoint: A Variable Stiffness Device Based on Granular Jamming for Wearable Joint Support

S. Hauser; M. A. Robertson; A. Ijspeert; J. Paik 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2017. Vol. 2, num. 2, p. 849 – 855. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2017.2655109.

Spinal joint compliance and actuation in a simulated bounding quadruped robot

S. Pouya; M. Khodabakhsh; A. Sprowitz; A. Ijspeert 

Autonomous Robots. 2017. Vol. 41, num. 2, p. 437 – 452. DOI : 10.1007/s10514-015-9540-2.

A multidirectional gravity-assist algorithm that enhances locomotor control in patients with stroke or spinal cord injury

J-B. Mignardot; C. G. Le Goff; R. Van Den Brand; M. Capogrosso; N. Fumeaux et al. 

Science Translational Medicine. 2017. Vol. 9, num. 399, p. eaah3621. DOI : 10.1126/scitranslmed.aah3621.

Spine Controller for a Sprawling Posture Robot

T. Horvat; K. Melo; A. J. Ijspeert 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2017. Vol. 2, num. 2, p. 1195 – 1202. DOI : 10.1109/Lra.2017.2664898.

Singularity-tolerant inverse kinematics for bipedal robots: An efficient use of computational power to reduce energy consumption

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2017. Vol. 2, num. 2, p. 1132 – 1139. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2017.2661810.

3LP: a linear 3D-walking model including torso and swing dynamics

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2017. Vol. 36, num. 4, p. 436 – 455. DOI : 10.1177/0278364917708248.

Adaptive Natural Oscillator to Exploit Natural Dynamics for Energy Efficiency

M. Khoramshahi; R. Nasiri; M. Shushtari; A. Ijspeert; M. Nili Ahmadabadi 

Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 2017. Vol. 97, p. 51 – 60. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2017.07.017.

Automated computer-based detection of encounter behaviours in groups of honeybees

C. Blut; A. Crespi; D. Mersch; L. Keller; L. Zhao et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2017. Vol. 7, num. 1, p. 17663. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-017-17863-4.

Climbing favours the tripod gait over alternative faster insect gaits

P. Ramdya; R. Thandiackal; R. Cherney; T. Asselborn; R. Benton et al. 

Nature Communications. 2017. Vol. 8, p. 14494. DOI : 10.1038/ncomms14494.

2016

From cineradiography to biorobots: an approach for designing robots to emulate and study animal locomotion

K. Karakasiliotis; R. Thandiackal; K. Melo; T. Horvat; N. K. Mahabadi et al. 

Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2016. Vol. 13, num. 119. DOI : 10.1098/rsif.2015.1089.

Bioinspired Motor Control for Articulated Robots [From the Guest Editors]

N. Vitiello; A. J. Ijspeert; S. Schaal 

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 2016. Vol. 23, num. 1, p. 20 – 21. DOI : 10.1109/MRA.2015.2511680.

On Designing an Active Tail for Legged Robots: Simplifying Control via Decoupling of Control Objectives

S. Heim; M. Ajalloeian; P. Eckert; M. Vespignani; A. Ijspeert 

Industrial Robot: An International Journal. 2016. Vol. 43, num. 3, p. 338 – 346. DOI : 10.1108/IR-10-2015-0190.

Adaptation and coaching of periodic motion primitives through physical and visual interaction

A. Gams; T. Petric; M. Do; B. Nemec; J. Morimoto et al. 

Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 2016. Vol. 75, p. 340 – 351. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2015.09.011.

Requirements for building an ontology for autonomous robots

B. Bayat; J. Bermejo-Alonso; J. Carbonera; T. Facchinetti; S. Fiorini et al. 

Industrial Robot-An International Journal. 2016. Vol. 43, num. 5, p. 469 – 480. DOI : 10.1108/Ir-02-2016-0059.

2015

Flexibility of the axial central pattern generator network for locomotion in the salamander

D. Ryczko; J. Knüsel; A. Crespi; S. Lamarque; A. Mathou et al. 

Journal of Neurophysiology. 2015. Vol. 113, num. 6, p. 1921 – 1940. DOI : 10.1152/jn.00894.2014.

Kinematic and gait similarities between crawling human infants and other quadruped mammals

L. Righetti; A. Nylen; K. Rosander; A. J. Ijspeert 

Frontiers In Neurology. 2015. Vol. 6, p. 17. DOI : 10.3389/fneur.2015.00017.

Real-time full body motion imitation on the COMAN humanoid robot

A. Gams; J. Van den Kieboom; F. Dzeladini; A. Ude; A. J. Ijspeert 

Robotica. 2015. Vol. 33, num. 5, p. 1049 – 1061. DOI : 10.1017/S0263574714001477.

Morphological Evolution of Physical Robots through Model-Free Phenotype Development

L. Brodbeck; S. Hauser; F. Iida 

PLoS One. 2015. Vol. 10, num. 6, p. e0128444. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0128444.

2014

Coupling Movement Primitives: Interaction With the Environment and Bimanual Tasks

A. Gams; B. Nemec; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Ude 

IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2014. Vol. 30, num. 4, p. 816 – 830. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2014.2304775.

Kinematic primitives for walking and trotting gaits of a quadruped robot with compliant legs

A. Spröwitz; M. Ajallooeian; A. Tuleu; A. Ijspeert 

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 2014. Vol. 8, num. 27, p. 1 – 13. DOI : 10.3389/fncom.2014.00027.

Improved Lighthill fish swimming model for bio-inspired robots: Modeling, computational aspects and experimental comparisons

M. Porez; F. Boyer; A. J. Ijspeert 

International Journal Of Robotics Research. 2014. Vol. 33, num. 10, p. 1322 – 1341. DOI : 10.1177/0278364914525811.

Biorobotics: Using robots to emulate and investigate agile animal locomotion

A. Ijspeert 

Science magazine. 2014. Vol. 346, num. 6206, p. 196 – 203. DOI : 10.1126/science.1254486.

Engineering Intelligent Electronic Systems Based on Computational Neuroscience

M. D. Mcdonnell; K. Boahen; A. Ijspeert; T. J. Sejnowski 

Proceedings Of The Ieee. 2014. Vol. 102, num. 5, p. 646 – 651. DOI : 10.1109/Jproc.2014.2314776.

Roombots: A Hardware Perspective on 3D Self-Reconfiguration and Locomotion with a Homogeneous Modular Robot

A. Spröwitz; R. Möckel; M. Vespignani; S. Bonardi; A. Ijspeert 

Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 2014. Vol. 62, num. 7, p. 1016 – 1033. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2013.08.011.

The contribution of a central pattern generator in a reflex-based neuromuscular model

F. Dzeladini; J. Van Den Kieboom; A. Ijspeert 

Frontiers In Human Neuroscience. 2014. Vol. 8, p. 371. DOI : 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00371.

Infinite Presentability Of Groups And Condensation

R. Bieri; Y. Cornulier; L. Guyot; R. Strebel 

Journal Of The Institute Of Mathematics Of Jussieu. 2014. Vol. 13, num. 4, p. 811 – 848. DOI : 10.1017/S1474748013000327.

2013

A General Family of Morphed Nonlinear Phase Oscillators with Arbitrary Limit Cycle Shape

M. Ajallooeian; J. van den Kieboom; A. Mukovskiy; M. Giese; A. Ijspeert 

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena. 2013. Vol. 263, p. 41 – 56. DOI : 10.1016/j.physd.2013.07.016.

Towards Dynamic Trot Gait Locomotion—Design, Control and Experiments with Cheetah-cub, a Compliant Quadruped Robot

A. Sproewitz; A. Tuleu; M. Vespignani; M. Ajallooeian; E. Badri et al. 

International Journal of Robotics Research. 2013. Vol. 32, num. 8, p. 932 – 950. DOI : 10.1177/0278364913489205.

Real-Time Estimate of Velocity and Acceleration of Quasi-Periodic Signals Using Adaptive Oscillators

R. Ronsse; D. Rossi; S. M. Maria; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2013. Vol. 29, num. 3, p. 783 – 791. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2013.2240173.

Foreword for the special issue on Lamprey and Salamander Robots and the Central Nervous System

A. J. Ijspeert; S. Grillner; P. Dario 

Biological Cybernetics. 2013. Vol. 107, num. 5, p. 495 – 496. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-013-0570-6.

Where are we in understanding salamander locomotion: biological and robotic perspectives on kinematics

K. Karakasiliotis; N. Schilling; J-M. Cabelguen; A. Ijspeert 

Biological Cybernetics. 2013. Vol. 107, p. 529 – 544. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-012-0540-4.

Piecewise linear spine for speed-energy efficiency trade-off in quadruped robots

M. Khoramshahi; H. J. Bidgoly; S. Shafiee; A. Asaei; A. J. Ijspeert et al. 

Robotics And Autonomous Systems. 2013. Vol. 61, num. 12, p. 1350 – 1359. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2013.08.001.

Horse-like walking, trotting, and galloping derived from kinematic Motion Primitives (kMPs) and their application to walk/trot transitions in a compliant quadruped robot

F. L. Moro; A. Sprowitz; A. Tuleu; M. Vespignani; N. G. Tsagarakis et al. 

Biological Cybernetics. 2013. Vol. 107, num. 3, p. 309 – . DOI : 10.1007/s00422-013-0551-9.

Dynamical Movement Primitives: Learning Attractor Models for Motor Behaviors

A. J. Ijspeert; J. Nakanishi; H. Hoffmann; P. Pastor; S. Schaal 

Neural Computation. 2013. Vol. 25, num. 2, p. 328 – 373. DOI : 10.1162/NECO_a_00393.

From lamprey to salamander: an exploratory modeling study on the architecture of the spinal locomotor networks in the salamander

A. Bicanski; D. Ryczko; J-M. Cabelguen; A. J. Ijspeert 

Biological Cybernetics. 2013. Vol. 107, num. 5, p. 565 – 587. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-012-0538-y.

A Salamander’s Flexible Spinal Network for Locomotion, Modeled at Two Levels of Abstraction

J. Knüsel; A. Bicanski; D. Ryczko; J-M. Cabelguen; A. Ijspeert 

Integrative and Comparative Biology. 2013. Vol. 53, num. 2, p. 269 – 282. DOI : 10.1093/icb/ict067.

Survey and Introduction to the Focused Section on Bio-Inspired Mechatronics

M. Sitti; A. Menciassi; A. J. Ijspeert; K. H. Low; S. Kim 

Ieee-Asme Transactions On Mechatronics. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 2, p. 409 – 418. DOI : 10.1109/Tmech.2012.2233492.

Reflexive stability control framework for humanoid robots

T. Petrič; A. Gams; J. Babič; L. Žlajpah 

Autonomous Robots. 2013. Vol. 34, num. 4, p. 347 – 361. DOI : 10.1007/s10514-013-9329-0.

The effect of fractionality nature in differences between computer simulation and experimental results of a chaotic circuit

S. Faraji; M. S. Tavazoei 

Central European Journal Of Physics. 2013. Vol. 11, num. 6, p. 836 – 844. DOI : 10.2478/s11534-013-0255-8.

Control approaches for robotic knee exoskeleton and their effects on human motion

T. Petrič; A. Gams; T. Debevec; L. Žlajpah; J. Babič 

Advanced Robotics. 2013. Vol. 27, num. 13, p. 993 – 1002. DOI : 10.1080/01691864.2013.804164.

Dynamic Characterization and Interaction Control of the CBM-Motus Robot for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation

L. Zollo; A. Salerno; M. Vespignani; D. Accoto; M. Passalacqua et al. 

International Journal Of Advanced Robotic Systems. 2013. Vol. 10, num. 10. DOI : 10.5772/56928.

Effects of Robotic Knee Exoskeleton on Human Energy Expenditure

A. Gams; T. Petrič; T. Debevec; J. Babič 

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 2013. Vol. 60, num. 6, p. 1636 – 1644. DOI : 10.1109/TBME.2013.2240682.

Tracking Individuals Shows Spatial Fidelity Is a Key Regulator of Ant Social Organization

D. P. Mersch; A. Crespi; L. Keller 

Science. 2013. Vol. 340, num. 6136, p. 1090 – 1093. DOI : 10.1126/science.1234316.

Salamandra Robotica II: An Amphibious Robot to Study Salamander-Like Swimming and Walking Gaits

A. Crespi; K. Karakasiliotis; A. Guignard; A. J. Ijspeert 

IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2013. Vol. 29, num. 2, p. 308 – 320. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2012.2234311.

2012

The role of feedback in morphological computation with compliant bodies

H. Hauser; A. J. Ijspeert; R. M. Fuechslin; R. Pfeifer; W. Maass 

Biological Cybernetics. 2012. Vol. 106, num. 10, p. 595 – 613. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-012-0516-4.

2011

Biologically inspired kinematic synergies enable linear balance control of a humanoid robot

H. Hauser; G. Neumann; A. J. Ijspeert; W. Maass 

Biological Cybernetics. 2011. Vol. 104, p. 235 – 249. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-011-0430-1.

Towards simple control for complex, autonomous robotic applications: Combining discrete and rhythmic motor primitives

S. Dégallier Rochat; L. Righetti; S. Gay; A. Ijspeert 

Autonomous Robots. 2011. Vol. 31, num. 2, p. 155 – 181. DOI : 10.1007/s10514-011-9235-2.

Sensory feedback plays a significant role in generating walking gait and in gait transition in salamanders: a simulation study

N. Harischandra; J. Knüsel; A. Kozlov; A. Bicanski; J-M. Cabelguen et al. 

Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 2011. Vol. 5, num. 3, p. 1 – 13. DOI : 10.3389/fnbot.2011.00003.

Human-Robot Synchrony: Flexible Assistance Using Adaptive Oscillators

R. Ronsse; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; J. van den Kieboom; M. C. Carrozza et al. 

Ieee Transactions On Biomedical Engineering. 2011. Vol. 58, p. 1001 – 1012. DOI : 10.1109/TBME.2010.2089629.

Analogy between Juggling and Hopping: Active Object Manipulation Approach

A. Akbarimajd; M. N. Ahmadabadi; A. J. Ijspeert 

Advanced Robotics. 2011. Vol. 25, p. 1793 – 1816. DOI : 10.1163/016918611X584695.

Sensing Pressure Distribution on a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Physical Human-Machine Interface

D. Rossi; S. M. Maria; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; R. Ronsse et al. 

Sensors. 2011. Vol. 11, p. 207 – 227. DOI : 10.3390/s110100207.

On-line frequency adaptation and movement imitation for rhythmic robotic tasks

T. Petric; A. Gams; A. J. Ijspeert; L. Zlajpah 

International Journal Of Robotics Research. 2011. Vol. 30, p. 1775 – 1788. DOI : 10.1177/0278364911421511.

Towards a theoretical foundation for morphological computation with compliant bodies

H. Hauser; A. J. Ijspeert; R. M. Fuechslin; R. Pfeifer; W. Maass 

Biological Cybernetics. 2011. Vol. 105, p. 355 – 370. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-012-0471-0.

Oscillator-based assistance of cyclical movements: model-based and model-free approaches

R. Ronsse; T. Lenzi; N. Vitiello; B. Koopman; E. van Asseldonk et al. 

Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 2011. Vol. 49, p. 1173 – 1185. DOI : 10.1007/s11517-011-0816-1.

2010

Guest editorial: special issue on control of locomotion—from animals to robots

A. J. Ijspeert; P. Dario; S. Grillner 

Autonomous Robots. 2010. Vol. 28, num. 3, p. 245 – 246. DOI : 10.1007/s10514-010-9178-z.

Modeling Discrete and Rhythmic Movements through Motor Primitives: A Review

S. Dégallier; A. Ijspeert 

Biological Cybernetics. 2010. Vol. 103, num. 4, p. 319 – 338. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-010-0403-9.

Segmental Oscillators in Axial Motor Circuits of the Salamander: Distribution and Bursting Mechanisms

D. Ryczko; V. Charrier; A. Ijspeert; J-M. Cabelguen 

Journal of Neurophysiology. 2010. Vol. 104, p. 2677 – 2692. DOI : 10.1152/jn.00479.2010.

Bouncing between model and data: stability, passivity, and optimality in hybrid dynamics

R. Ronsse; D. Sternad 

Journal of Motor Behavior. 2010. Vol. 42, num. 6, p. 389 – 399. DOI : 10.1080/00222895.2010.526451.

Poincar,-Cosserat Equations for the Lighthill Three-dimensional Large Amplitude Elongated Body Theory: Application to Robotics

F. Boyer; M. Porez; A. Leroyer 

Journal Of Nonlinear Science. 2010. Vol. 20, p. 47 – 79. DOI : 10.1007/s00332-009-9050-5.

Roombots: Reconfigurable Robots for Adaptive Furniture

A. Spröwitz; S. Pouya; S. Bonardi; J. van den Kieboom; R. Möckel et al. 

IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine. 2010. Vol. 5, num. 3, p. 20 – 32. DOI : 10.1109/MCI.2010.937320.

2009

Adaptive Frequency Oscillators and Applications

L. Righetti; J. Buchli; A. J. Ijspeert 

The Open Cybernetics and Systemics Journal. 2009. Vol. 3, p. 64 – 69. DOI : 10.2174/1874110X00903020064.

On-line learning and modulation of periodic movements with nonlinear dynamical systems

A. Gams; A. Ijspeert; S. Schaal; J. Lenarcic 

Autonomous Robots. 2009. Vol. 27, num. 1, p. 3 – . DOI : 10.1007/s10514-009-9118-y.

MODEM: a multi-agent hierarchical structure to model the human motor control system

M. E. Andani; F. Bahrami; P. J. Maralani; A. Ijspeert 

Biological Cybernetics. 2009. Vol. 101, p. 361 – 377. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-009-0342-5.

Leg (AMAL) using bipedal robotics technology

G. C. Nandi; A. J. Ijspeert; P. Chakraborty; A. Nandi 

Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 2009. Vol. 57, num. 6-7, p. 603 – 616. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2009.02.002.

Guest Editorial to the Special Letters Issue on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics-BioRob

J. P. Desai; A. Menciassi; A. Ijspeert 

Ieee Transactions On Biomedical Engineering. 2009. Vol. 56, p. 2293 – 2294. DOI : 10.1109/TBME.2009.2029817.

2008

Learning to move in modular robots using central pattern generators and online optimization

A. Sproewitz; R. Moeckel; J. Maye; A. J. Ijspeert 

The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2008. Vol. 27, num. 3-4, p. 423 – . DOI : 10.1177/0278364907088401.

Online optimization of swimming and crawling in an amphibious snake robot

A. Crespi; A. J. Ijspeert 

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation. 2008. Vol. 24, num. 1, p. 75 – 87. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2008.915426.

Self-organized adaptive legged locomotion in a compliant quadruped robot

J. Buchli; A. J. Ijspeert 

Autonomous Robots. 2008. Vol. 25, num. 4, p. 331 – . DOI : 10.1007/s10514-008-9099-2.

Central pattern generators for locomotion control in animals and robots: a review

A. J. Ijspeert 

Neural Networks. 2008. Vol. 21, num. 4, p. 642 – 653. DOI : 10.1016/j.neunet.2008.03.014.

A point-wise model of adhesion suitable for real-time applications of bio-inspired climbing robot

I. Pretto; S. Ruffieux; C. Menon; A. J. Ijspeert; S. Cocuzza 

Journal of Bionic Engineering. 2008. Vol. 5, p. 98 – 105. DOI : 10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60079-7.

Frequency analysis with coupled nonlinear oscillators

J. Buchli; L. Righetti; A. Ijspeert 

Physica D. 2008. Vol. 237, num. 13, p. 1705 – 1718. DOI : 10.1016/j.physd.2008.01.014.

Organisation of the spinal central pattern generators for locomotion in the salamander: biology and modelling

S. Chevallier; A. Ijspeert; D. Ryczko; F. Nagy; J-M. Cabelguen 

Brain Research Reviews. 2008. Vol. 57, num. 1, p. 147 – 161. DOI : 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.07.006.

Controlling swimming and crawling in a fish robot using a central pattern generator

A. Crespi; D. Lachat; A. Pasquier; A. J. Ijspeert 

Autonomous Robots. 2008. Vol. 25, num. 1-2, p. 3 – 13. DOI : 10.1007/s10514-007-9071-6.

2007

Self-replicating hardware for reliability: The embryonics project

G. Tempesti; D. Mange; P-A. Mudry; J. Rossier; A. Stauffer 

ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems. 2007. Vol. 3, num. 2, p. 9 – es. DOI : 10.1145/1265949.1265955.

From swimming to walking with a salamander robot driven by a spinal cord model

A. J. Ijspeert; A. Crespi; D. Ryczko; J-M. Cabelguen 

Science. 2007. Vol. 315, num. 5817, p. 1416 – 1420. DOI : 10.1126/science.1138353.

Resonant neurons and bushcricket behaviour

B. Webb; J. Wessnitzer; S. Bush; J. Schul; J. Buchli et al. 

Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 2007. Vol. 193, num. 2, p. 285 – 288. DOI : 10.1007/s00359-006-0199-1.

Dynamics systems vs. optimal control a unifying view

S. Schaal; P. Mohajerian; A. Ijspeert 

Progress in Brain Research. 2007. Vol. 165, p. 425 – 445. DOI : 10.1016/S0079-6123(06)65027-9.

iCub – The Design and Realization of an Open Humanoid Platform for Cognitive and Neuroscience Research

N. Tsakarakis; G. Metta; G. Sandini; D. Vernon; R. Beira et al. 

Journal of Advanced Robotics. 2007. Vol. 21, num. 10, p. 1151 – 1175. DOI : 10.1163/156855307781389419.

2006

Robot-Animal Interaction: Perception and Behavior of Insbot

M. Asadpour; F. Tache; G. Caprari; W. Karlen; R. Siegwart 

International Journal of Advanced Robotics Systems. 2006. Vol. 3, num. 2, p. 093 – 098. DOI : 10.5772/5752.

Exploring adaptive locomotion with YaMoR, a novel autonomous modular robot with Bluetooth interface

R. Moeckel; C. Jaquier; K. Drapel; E. Dittrich; A. Upegui et al. 

Industrial Robot. 2006. Vol. 33, num. 4, p. 285 – 290. DOI : 10.1108/01439910610667908.

Conference Papers

2023

Novel Design and Implementation of a Neuromuscular Controller on a Hip Exoskeleton for Partial Gait Assistance

S. Messara; A. R. Manzoori; A. Di Russo; A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri 

2023. 2023 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Singapore, September 24-28, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR58425.2023.10304758.

INSPIIRE – A Modular and Passive Exoskeleton to Investigate Human Walking and Balance

T. Vouga; R. Baud; J. Fasola; M. Bouri 

2023. International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Singapore, SINGAPORE, SEP 24-28, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR58425.2023.10304706.

State-Based Versus Time-Based Estimation of the Gait Phase for Hip Exoskeletons in Steady and Transient Walking

T. Ye; A. R. Manzoori; A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri 

2023. 2023 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Singapore, September 24-28, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR58425.2023.10304786.

Puppeteer and Marionette: Learning Anticipatory Quadrupedal Locomotion Based on Interactions of a Central Pattern Generator and Supraspinal Drive

M. Shafiee; G. Bellegarda; A. Ijspeert 

2023. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, ENGLAND, MAY 29-JUN 02, 2023. p. 1112 – 1119. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10160706.

End-to-End Planner for Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots Collaborative Objects Manipulation, Transport and Handover to Human Application

A. Morel; A. Bolotnikova; C. Ju; J. Rabaey; A. Ijspeert 

2023. 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Busan, SOUTH KOREA, AUG 28-31, 2023. p. 470 – 476. DOI : 10.1109/RO-MAN57019.2023.10309434.

Gait Phase Estimation in Steady Walking: A Comparative Study of Methods Based on the Phase Portrait of the Hip Angle

A. R. Manzoori; T. Ye; D. Malatesta; C. Lugaz; O. Pajot et al. 

2023. 2023 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Singapore, September 24-28, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR58425.2023.10304747.

Agent Prioritization and Virtual Drag Minimization in Dynamical System Modulation For Obstacle Avoidance of Decentralized Swarms

L-N. Douce; A. Menichelli; L. Huber; A. Bolotnikova; D. Paez-Granados et al. 

2023. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, OCT 01-05, 2023. p. 8882 – 8888. DOI : 10.1109/IROS55552.2023.10341717.

2022

A Dynamical System Approach to Decentralized Collision-free Autonomous Coordination of a Mobile Assistive Furniture Swarm

F. M. Conzelmann; L. Huber; D. Paez-Granados; A. Bolotnikova; A. Ijspeert et al. 

2022. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, JAPAN, Oct 23-27, 2022. p. 7259 – 7265. DOI : 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981583.

Gazebo Fluids: SPH-based simulation of fluid interaction with articulated rigid body dynamics

E. Angelidis; J. Bender; J. Arreguit; L. Gleim; W. Wang et al. 

2022. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, JAPAN, Oct 23-27, 2022. p. 11238 – 11245. DOI : 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9982036.

A New Methodological Approach to Analyze Human Roles in Human-Robot Interaction Scenarios

A. Puig-Pey; A. Sanfeliu; C. Leroux; P. Dario; R. Rasso et al. 

2022. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts (ARSO), Long Beach, CA, May 28-30, 2022. DOI : 10.1109/ARSO54254.2022.9802978.

Gait-dependent Traversability Estimation on the k-rock2 Robot

R. O. C. Garcia; M. A. Estrada; M. Ebrahimi; F. Zuppichini; L. M. Gambardella et al. 

2022. 26th International Conference on Pattern Recognition / 8th International Workshop on Image Mining – Theory and Applications (IMTA), Montreal, CANADA, Aug 21-25, 2022. p. 4204 – 4210. DOI : 10.1109/ICPR56361.2022.9956424.

Online Bipedal Locomotion Adaptation for Stepping on Obstacles Using a Novel Foot Sensor

P. Abdolahnezhad; A. Yousefi-Koma; A. Vedadi; K. Sinaei; B. Maleki et al. 

2022. IEEE-RAS 21st International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), Ginowan, JAPAN, Nov 28-30, 2022. p. 344 – 349. DOI : 10.1109/Humanoids53995.2022.10000072.

Automatic Acquisition of a Repertoire of Diverse Grasping Trajectories through Behavior Shaping and Novelty Search

A. Morel; Y. Kunimoto; A. Coninx; S. Doncieux 

2022. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Philadelphia, PA, May 23-27, 2022. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.46639.2022.9811837.

2021

Performance tradeoffs in anguilliform swimming via viscoelastic modulation

L. Paez; K. Melo; A. Ijspeert 

2021. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Integrative-and-Comparative-Biology (SICB), ELECTR NETWORK, Jan 31-Feb 28, 2021. p. E679 – E680.

A Position-Control-Based Framework for Dynamic and Robust Quadrupedal Trotting

B. Wang; L. Jia; S. Liu; H. Zhang; Z. Yin 

2021. 6th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research (ICMERR), ELECTR NETWORK, Dec 11-13, 2021. p. 22 – 29. DOI : 10.1109/ICMERR54363.2021.9680860.

Foot Control of a Surgical Laparoscopic Gripper via 5DoF Haptic Robotic Platform: Design, Dynamics and Haptic Shared Control

J. Hernandez Sanchez; W. Amanhoud; A. Billard; M. Bouri 

2021. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2021, Xi’an China, May 30th – June 5th, 2021. p. 12559 – 12566. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA48506.2021.9561887.

Coupling-dependent convergence behavior of phase oscillators with tegotae-control

S. Hauser; M. Dujany; J. Arreguit; A. Ijspeert; F. Iida 

2021. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), ELECTR NETWORK, Sep 27-Oct 01, 2021. p. 923 – 929. DOI : 10.1109/IROS51168.2021.9636646.

A unified framework for walking and running of bipedal robots

M. G. Boroujeni; E. Daneshmand; L. Righetti; M. Khadiv 

2021. 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), ELECTR NETWORK, Dec 07-10, 2021. p. 396 – 403. DOI : 10.1109/ICAR53236.2021.9659392.

2020

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of the mosquito larvae gait

L. Paez; K. Melo; S. Sakar; A. J. Ijspeert 

2020. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Integrative-and-Comparative-Biology (SICB), Austin, TX, Jan 03-07, 2020. p. E182 – E182.

A Neural Primitive model with Sensorimotor Coordination for Dynamic Quadruped Locomotion with Malfunction Compensation

A. A. Saputra; A. J. Ijspeert; N. Kubota 

2020. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), ELECTR NETWORK, Oct 24-Jan 24, 2020-2021. p. 3783 – 3788. DOI : 10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9340707.

A Muscle-Reflex Model of Forelimb and Hindlimb of Felidae Family of Animal with Dynamic Pattern Formation Stimuli

A. A. Saputra; C. W. Hong; A. J. Ijspeert; N. Kubota 

2020. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) held as part of the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI), ELECTR NETWORK, Jul 19-24, 2020. DOI : 10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9206784.

Trajectory Planning of a Bio-inspired Walker in 3D Cluttered Environments using Internal Models

N. Van der Noot; A. J. Ijspeert; R. Ronsse 

2020. 8th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), New York City, NY, Nov 29-Dec 01, 2020. p. 727 – 733. DOI : 10.1109/BioRob49111.2020.9224461.

Emergent adaptive gait generation through Hebbian sensor-motor maps by morphological probing

M. Dujany; S. Hauser; M. Mutlu; M. van der Sar; J. Arreguit et al. 

2020. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), ELECTR NETWORK, Oct 24-Jan 24, 2020-2021. p. 7866 – 7873. DOI : 10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9341211.

A Model for the Representation of the Extraversion-Introversion Personality Traits in the Communication Style of a Social Robot

S. Speranza; C. T. Recchiuto; B. Bruno; A. Sgorbissa 

2020. 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN), ELECTR NETWORK, Aug 31-Sep 04, 2020. p. 75 – 81. DOI : 10.1109/RO-MAN47096.2020.9223537.

Multi-object spectroscopic operations with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V

J. R. Sanchez-Gallego; C. Sayres; J. Donor; A. Almeida Toro; R. Araujo et al. 

2020. Conference on Observatory Operations – Strategies, Processes, and Systems VIII, ELECTR NETWORK, Dec 14-22, 2020. DOI : 10.1117/12.2561810.

2019

Towards an Adaptive Upper Limb Rehabilitation Game with Tangible Robots

A. Güneysu Özgür; L. P. Faucon; P. Maceira-Elvira; M. J. Wessel; W. Johal et al. 

2019. 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Toronto, Canada, June, 2019. p. 294 – 299. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779429.

Adaptive Compliant Foot Design for Salamander Robots

L. Paez; K. Melo; R. Thandiackal; A. J. Ijspeert 

2019. 2019 2nd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Seoul, South Korea, April 14-18, 2019. p. 178 – 185. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2019.8722731.

Undulatory swimming control with local exteroceptive sensory feedback

R. Thandiackal; K. Melo; L. Paez; T. Kano; A. Ishiguro et al. 

2019. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Integrative-and-Comparative-Biology (SICB), Tampa, FL, Jan 03-07, 2019. p. E230 – E230.

VSBot: Navigation of a Robot Based on a Variable Stiffness Sensor

J. Zárate; T. Helbig; H. Witte 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-7.

Energy Efficiency Analysis of the Tegotae Approach for Bio-inspired Hopping

R. Zamboni; D. Owaki; M. Hayashibe 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-8.

Modular Neural Control for Dung Beetle-like Leg Movements of a Dung Beetle-like Robot

B. Leung; P. Billeschou; M. Thor; P. Manoonpong 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-12.

Non-trivial behaviors emerging from a simple decentralized rules (Part 2): A case study with swarming of individuals

T. Kano; N. Matsui; E. Naito; T. Aoshima; A. Ishiguro 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-4.

Contribution of each joint to the inter-joint synergy during walking

T. Hioki; J. Nishii 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-43.

Adaptive Morphology in Aerial-Aquatic Robots

R. Zufferey; S. Armanini; A. Farinha; M. Kovac 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-38.

Promoted Propulsion by Foot Windlass Mechanism in Jumping

X. Liu; T-Y. Chen; Y. Xu; S. Ikemoto; M. Shimizu et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-36.

Spinal reflexes exploit muscle characteristics: goal-directed arm movements in humans and bioinspired robotics

D. F. Haeufle; C. Pley; K. Stollenmaier; W. Ilg; S. Wolfen et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-25.

Designing feathered morphing wings for biohybrid aerial robots

L. Y. Matloff; E. Chang; A. K. Stowers; D. Lentink 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-14.

Inter- and Intra-limb Coordination Mechanism under Limited Actuator Capabilities in Adaptive Quadruped Locomotion

A. Fukuhara; S. Saito; W. Suda; T. Kano; A. Ishiguro 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-22.

Body of a high-speed anthropomorphic table-tennis robot with a linkage mechanism

K. TANAKA 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-32.

Analysis of Pressure Forces During Spontaneous Turns in Zebrafish

R. Thandiackal; G. V. Lauder 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-17.

Running birds, humans and robots: Principles of leg control for robustly stable and agile bipedal locomotion

M. A. Daley 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-77.

Development of a Human Neuromuscular Balance Controller

A. D. Koelewijn; H. Wang; F. Dzeladini; A. Di Russo; A. J. Ijspeert 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-75.

Non-trivial behaviors emerging from a simple decentralized rules (Part 1): A case study with one-dimensional crawling locomotion

T. Kano; D. Kanto; A. Ishiguro 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-3.

Analysis of locust’s unique gait mechanism focusing on leg length difference

Y. Sugimoto; S. Sugiyama; K. Naniwa; K. Osuka 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-2.

A Salamander Robot Driven by Cross-Coupled Sensory Feedback Control between Legs and Trunk

S. Suzuki; T. Kano; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Ishiguro 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-5.

Experimental investigation of turning maneuverability of a multilegged robot using pitchfork bifurcation

R. Tomatsu; Y. Yabuuchi; S. Aoi; S. Fujiki; T. Funato et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-69.

The Pneufish: A soft-robotic, pneumatic model for studying fish locomotion

Z. Wolf; G. Lauder 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-15.

Motion synthesis for legged-wheeled robotic creatures

M. Geilinger; S. Winberg; S. Coros; M. Geilinger; S. Winberg et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-59.

Dynamic Intra-Swarm Module Relocation using the Brazil Nut Effect

D. O. Joshi; M. Shimizu; K. Hosoda 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-6.

Reflex-Based Walking Controller for Real Bipedal Robot — From Phase-based to Reflex-based —

R. Takahashi; K. Hosoda 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-28.

A kinematic synergy for terrestrial locomotion shared by mammals and birds

G. Catavitello; Y. Ivanenko; F. Lacquaniti 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-1.

Cooperative bridge building by self-reconfigurable modular robotsbased on ants’ stigmergic behaviour

J. Nguyen-Duc; M. Mutlu; S. Hauser; A. Barnerdino; A. Ijspeert 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-71.

Unmanned Aerial Odour Distribution Sensing: Flying Pattern For Minimising Airflow Turbulence

B. Lan; A. Noriyasu; R. Kanzaki 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-10.

Defecation initiates a stereotyped behavior in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

K. Naniwa; Y. Sugimoto; K. Osuka; H. Aonuma 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-9.

The Positive Side of Damping

S. Heim; M. Millard; C. Le Mouel; A. Spröwitz 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-20.

Interactions between spinal circuits and afferent feedback to control locomotion at different speeds: A computational modeling study

S. M. Danner; S. Aoi; S. Fujiki; S. N. Markin; T. Akay et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-13.

Elucidation of posture control during bipedal walking

C. Yamane; S. Kaichida; J. Nishii 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-23.

Exploration of sheepdog controller for sheep flock navigation based on the model derived from a real shepherding

Y. Tsunoda; Y. Sueoka; K. Osuka 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-56.

Trajectory Optimization for Wheeled Quadrupedal Robots Driving in Challenging Terrain

V. S. Medeiros; M. Bjelonic; E. Jelavic; R. Siegwart; M. A. Meggiolaro et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-41.

Modeling and Online Learning of Musculoskeletal Intersensory Networks for Static Controls of Tendon-driven Humanoids

K. Kawaharazuka; K. Tsuzuki; S. Makino; Y. Asano; K. Okada et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-11.

Preliminary Study on Locomotion Performance of WaveBot on Different Surfaces Using Traveling Waves

S. P. Murali Babu; A. Sadeghi; A. Mondini; B. Mazzolai 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-60.

Decentralized Control Scheme for Adaptive Body-limb Coordination in Centipede Walking

K. Yasui; K. Furukawa; A. Fukuhara; T. Kano; A. Ishiguro 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-21.

Locomotor control of Polypterus senegalus in viscous water

K. Lutek; E. Standen 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-44.

Passive mechanical stabilization of body rotations in jumping

M. Venkadesan; A. Lee; E. Chan 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-65.

Neuromuscular reflex based hopping control for a two-segmented robotic leg

G. Zhao; V. Henning; A. Seyfarth 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-48.

Does VPP exist in lateral balancing?

V. Firouzi; A. Seyfarth; M. A. Sharbafi 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-29.

Body flexibility effect on rotary galloping based on a simple model

T. Kamimura; S. Aoi; Y. Higurashi; T. Matsuo; N. Wada et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-27.

Bio-inspired actuator design for hopping

A. Mohammadi Nejad Rashty; M. Grimmer; A. Seyfarth 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-16.

How humans run on rough terrains

N. Dhawale; M. Venkadesan 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-55.

Curvature-induced stiffness in mechanical mimics of the human foot

A. Yawar; S. Mandre; M. Venkadesan 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-64.

Adaptive pitching motion kinematics for tuning flapping wing aerodynamic performance

A. Gehrke; K. Mulleners 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-51.

An Ant-Inspired Control Strategy for Active Sensing of a Crawling Robot in a Cluttered Environment

M. B. Khan; J. C. Larsen; P. Manoonpong 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-72.

Motion Hacking –Toward Control of Insect Walking–

D. Owaki; V. Duerr; J. Schmitz 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-33.

An EMG-marker tracking optimization method to simulate equinus gait

F. Moissenet; C. Bélaise; B. Michaud; M. Begon 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-26.

Bio-inspired standing balance controller for a full-mobilization exoskeleton

R. Baud; J. Fasola; T. Vouga; A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri 

2019. 16th IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Toronto, CANADA, Jun 24-28, 2019. p. 849 – 854. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779440.

Soft Machines Made from Fish Myofibrillar Proteins

Y. Masuda; M. Ishikawa 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-31.

Training with Brief Visual Occlusions Improves Balance Control in Treadmill Beam Walking

E-R. Symeonidou; D. P. Ferris 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-47.

Role of trunk inertia in non-stepping balance recovery

C. Schumacher; A. Berry; A. Seyfarth; H. Vallery 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-24.

Learning to walk in arbitrary legged morphologies

S. Hauser; M. Dujany; M. van der Sar; M. Mutlu; A. J. Ijspeert 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-74.

Gait analysis of crawling locomotion of Octopus Sinensis

J. Nishii; M. Ikeda 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-42.

A Novel CPG for Smooth and Bounded Trajectory Generation from Motion Library

V. Pasandi; A. Dinale; M. Keshmiri; D. Pucci 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-37.

Development of a simulated transtibial amputee model

C. Ferreira; F. Dzeladini; A. Ijspeert; L. P. Reis; C. P. Santos 

2019. 19th IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), Gondomar, PORTUGAL, Apr 24-26, 2019. p. 270 – 275. DOI : 10.1109/ICARSC.2019.8733636.

A Concept of Cognitive-based Locomotion for Quadruped Robot

A. A. Saputra; N. Kubota; A. J. Ijspeert 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-19.

Optimizing the periodic motion of a foil at high-Reynolds number

S. Mandre; K. S. Breuer; M. J. Miller 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-63.

Torsional Body Flexibility Effect on Stability in Trot and Pace based on a Simple Model

M. Adachi; T. Kamimura; S. Aoi; K. Tsuchiya; F. Matsuno 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-30.

Biohybrid morphing tail aerial robot

E. Chang; D. Lentink 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-45.

Think With Your Feet, Not With Your Head: A Biologically Inspired Design Approach for Augmenting Unsteady Locomotion

L. K. Punith; G. S. Sawicki 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-54.

Evolution of Online Update Rules for Robust Locomotion in the SLIP Model

K. Walker; H. Hauser 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-34.

Scalable closed-form trajectories for periodic and non-periodic human-like walking

S. Faraji; A. J. Ijspeert 

2019. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal, CANADA, May 20-24, 2019. p. 5295 – 5301. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2019.8793877.

Snail-inspired crawling locomotion using urethane gel and shape memory alloy

T. Araki; Y. Masuda; M. Ishikawa 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-49.

An integrated neurobiomechanical model of the mouse to study neural control of locomotion

S. Tata Ramalingasetty; S. M. Danner; A. Ijspeert; I. A. Rybak 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-52.

Rapid prototyping of insect-exoskeleton inspired robots

M. Jiang; N. Gravish 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-61.

Investigating phase resetting effect on adaptive rhythm control in walking based on phase response curve using a neuromusculoskeletal model

D. Tamura; S. Aoi; T. Funato; S. Fujiki; K. Senda et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-68.

Considerations of limb impulse capabilities enable low-bandwidth multi-level control for online gait emergence and adaptation

C. Boussema; P. M. Wensing; A. J. Ijspeert; S. Kim 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-76.

Online Prediction of Synchronization Dynamics in Coupled Oscillators System

S. Takayanagi; D. Owaki; M. Hayashibe 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-62.

Muscles Can be Brakes: the Work Loop Technique for Stable Muscle-like Control

X. Xiong; P. Manoonpong 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-67.

Lower limb muscle activity in humans walking overground at simulated reduced gravity levels

M. MacLean; D. P. Ferris 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-39.

Effects of fin kinematics on 3D force generation in underwater large pectoral fin locomotion

T. Truong; V. Joseph; P. Valdivia y Alvarado 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-58.

Investigating phase resetting effect on basin of attraction for walking using a simple model

K. Okamoto; S. Aoi; I. Obayashi; H. Kokubu; K. Senda et al. 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-70.

Task achievement by switching emergent locomotion patterns with embodiment coupled chaotic maps

K. Horiuchi; S. Yonekura; R. Niiyama; Y. Kuniyoshi 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-18.

More than Skin Deep: Crawling Soft Robots with Functional Skin

C. M. Donatelli; A. Scibelli; B. Tidswell; E. D. Tytell; B. A. Trimmer 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-35.

nmF: a leg force guided neuromuscular model for balance control in walking

A. Davoodi; O. Mohseni; A. Seyfarth; M. A. Sharbafi 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-40.

One approach to implicit observer: estimation of subpopulations in foraging by ants-like colony

Y. Sueoka; K. Osuka 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-57.

Understanding Polypterus Senegalus Walking Locomotion from its Center of Mass Displacements

L. Paez; K. Melo; E. Standen; A. Ijspeert 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-50.

Neuromechanical simulation of human locomotion: descending modulation of spinal reflex parameters during speed changes

A. Di Russo; A. D. Koelewijn; F. Dzeladini; A. J. Ijspeert 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-73.

Using Mutual Information to Analyze Adaptations to Loading, Speed, and Terrain

I. D. Neveln; C. Dallmann; S. Sponberg 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-46.

Uncovering the biarticular muscles contributions in pedaling by a musculoskeletal robotic platform

T-Y. Chen; S. Kano; H. Takayama; K. Hosoda 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-66.

Trajectory production without a trajectory plan

A. Matic; A. Gomez-Marin; A. Matic; A. Gomez-Marin 

2019. 9ᵗʰ International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2019), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20th–23rd, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-BIOROB-AMAM2019-53.

Error Augmentation Improves Visuomotor Adaptation during a Full-Body Balance Task

J. Fasola; O. A. Kannape; M. Bouri; H. Bleuler; O. Blanke 

2019. 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Berlin, GERMANY, Jul 23-27, 2019. p. 1529 – 1533. DOI : 10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857523.

A New Time-Varying Feedback RISE Control of PKMs: Theory and Application

H. Saied; A. Chemori; M. Bouri; M. El Rafei; C. Francis et al. 

2019. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Macau, PEOPLES R CHINA, Nov 04-08, 2019. p. 6775 – 6780. DOI : 10.1109/IROS40897.2019.8968228.

Bio-inspired design and validation of the Efficient Lockable Spring Ankle (ELSA) prosthesis

F. Heremans; S. Vijayakumar; M. Bouri; B. Dehez; R. Ronsse 

2019. 16th IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Toronto, CANADA, Jun 24-28, 2019. p. 411 – 416. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779421.

Balance Control Strategies during Standing in a Locked-Ankle Passive Exoskeleton

J. Fasola; T. Vouga; R. Baud; H. Bleuler; M. Bouri 

2019. 16th IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Toronto, CANADA, Jun 24-28, 2019. p. 593 – 598. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779500.

Exoskeletons as Mechatronic Design Example

H. Bleuler; T. Vouga; A. Ortlieb; R. Baud; J. Fasola et al. 

2019. 6th International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots (MESROB), Cassino, ITALY, 2018. p. 109 – 117. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-00329-6_13.

Learning By Collaborative Teaching : An Engaging Multi-Party CoWriter Activity

L. El-Hamamsy; W. Johal; T. L. C. Asselborn; J. Nasir; P. Dillenbourg 

2019. The 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RoMan 2019), New Delhi, India, October 14 – 18, 2019. DOI : 10.1109/RO-MAN46459.2019.8956358.

2018

Towards Rich Motion Skills with the Lightweight Quadruped Robot Serval – A Design, Control and Experimental Study

P. Eckert; A. E. Schmerbauch; T. Horvat; K. Söhnel; M. S. Fischer et al. 

2018. 15th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2018, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, August 14-17, 2018. p. 41 – 55. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-97628-0_4.

Playdough to Roombots: Towards a Novel Tangible User Interface for Self-reconfigurable Modular Robots

M. Mutlu; S. Hauser; A. Bernardino; A. Ijspeert 

2018. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Brisbane, AUSTRALIA, May 21-25, 2018. p. 1970 – 1977. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2018.8461248.

Decoding the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Locomotion Using Mathematical Models and Bio-inspired Robots: From Lamprey to Human Locomotion

A. J. Ijspeert 

2018. 12th International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), Sestri Levante, ITALY, Sep 12-15, 2015. p. 177 – 186. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-51532-8_11.

Fast multi-contact whole-body motion planning with limb dynamics

J. Arreguit; S. Faraji; A. J. Ijspeert 

2018. 18th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA, Nov 06-09, 2018. p. 25 – 32. DOI : 10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2018.8624936.

Undulatory Swimming Locomotion Driven by CPG with Multimodal Local Sensory Feedback

K. Akiyama; K. Yasui; J. Arreguit; L. Paez; K. Melo et al. 

2018. 7th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines (LM), Paris, FRANCE, Jul 17-20, 2018. p. 1 – 5. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-95972-6_1.

Haptic Guidance with a Soft Exoskeleton Reduces Error in Drone Teleoperation

C. Rognon; A. R. Wu; S. Mintchev; A. Ijspeert; D. Floreano 

2018. 11th International Conference on Haptics – Science, Technology, and Applications (EuroHaptics), Pisa, ITALY, Jun 13-16, 2018. p. 404 – 415. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-93399-3_35.

Haptic Guidance with a Soft Exoskeleton Reduces Error in Drone Teleoperation

C. Rognon; A. Wu; S. Mintchev; A. Ijspeert; D. Floreano 

2018. Eurohaptics 2018, Pisa, Italy, June 13-16 2018. p. 404 – 415. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-93399-3_35.

Stiffness variability in jamming of compliant granules and a case study application in climbing vertical shafts

S. Hauser; M. Mutlu; F. Freundler; A. Ijspeert 

2018. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Brisbane, AUSTRALIA, May 21-25, 2018. p. 1559 – 1566. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2018.8462899.

Closed-Loop Functional Electrical Stimulation for Gait Training for Patients with Paraplegia

M. Bouri; A. Selfslagh; D. Campos; S. Yonamine; A. R. C. Donati et al. 

2018. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA, Dec 12-15, 2018. p. 1489 – 1495. DOI : 10.1109/ROBIO.2018.8665270.

Range-based underwater target localization using an autonomous surface vehicle: Observability analysis

N. Crasta; D. Moreno-Salinas; B. Bayat; A. Pascoal; J. Aranda 

2018.  p. 487 – 496. DOI : 10.1109/PLANS.2018.8373417.

Nonlinear PD control of a Parallel Delta robot: Expermentals Results

C. E. Boudjedir; D. Boukhetala; M. Bouri 

2018. 3rd International Conference on Electrical Sciences and Technologies in Maghreb (CISTEM), Algiers, ALGERIA, Oct 28-31, 2018. p. 90 – 93. DOI : 10.1109/CISTEM.2018.8613618.

2017

Active stabilization of a stiff quadruped robot using local feedback

R. Vasconcelos; S. Hauser; F. Dzeladini; M. Mutlu; T. Horvat et al. 

2017. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Vancouver, Canada, September 24-28, 2017. p. 4903 – 4910. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2017.8206369.

Self-reconfigurable modular robot interface using virtual reality: Arrangement of furniture made out of roombots modules

V. Nigolian; M. Mutlu; S. Hauser; A. Bernardino; A. Ijspeert 

2017. IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Lisbon, Portugal, 28 Aug.-1 Sept. 2017. p. 772 – 778. DOI : 10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172390.

Multi-physics modelling of a compliant humanoid robot

A. A. Zobova; T. Habra; N. Van Der Noot; H. Dallali; N. G. Tsagarakis et al. 

2017. ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Univ Politecnica Catalunya, Barcelona Sch Ind Engn, Barcelona, SPAIN, JUN 29-JUL 02, 2015. p. 95 – 114. DOI : 10.1007/s11044-016-9545-4.

Combining a 3D Reflex Based Neuromuscular Model with a State Estimator Based on Central Pattern Generators

T. J. H. Brug; F. Dzeladini; A. R. Wu; A. J. Ijspeert 

2017. 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR), Segovia, SPAIN, OCT 18-21, 2016. p. 633 – 637. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_104.

A Versatile Neuromuscular Exoskeleton Controller for Gait Assistance: A Preliminary Study on Spinal Cord Injury Patients

A. R. Wu; F. Dzeladini; T. J. H. Brug; F. Tamburella; N. L. Tagliamonte et al. 

2017. 2nd International Symposium on Wearable Robotics (WeRob), Segovia, SPAIN, OCT 18-21, 2016. p. 163 – 167. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-46532-6_27.

A Simple Body-limb Coordination Model that Mimics Primitive Tetrapod Walking

S. Suzuki; A. Fukuhara; D. Owaki; T. Kano; A. J. Ijspeert et al. 

2017. 56th Annual Conference of the Society-of-Instrument-and-Control-Engineers-of-Japan (SICE), Kanazawa Univ, Kanazawa, JAPAN, SEP 19-22, 2017. p. 12 – 14. DOI : 10.23919/SICE.2017.8105624.

Model predictive control based framework for CoM control of a quadruped robot

T. Horvat; K. Melo; A. Ijspeert 

2017. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2017.8206176.

Fast state-switching of a jamming-based foot

S. Hauser; K. Melo; M. Mutlu; A. Ijspeert 

2017. The 8th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM2017), Sapporo, Japan, June 27-30, 2017.

Interactive Locomotion of Mechanically Coupled Bipedal Agents: Modeling and Experiments

J. Lanini; A. Duburcq; A. Ijspeert 

2017. 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR), Segovia, SPAIN, OCT 18-21, 2016. p. 229 – 234. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_40.

Challenges in visual and inertial information gathering for a sprawling posture robot

M. Parsapour; K. Melo; T. Horvat; A. J. Ijspeert 

2017.  p. 2691 – 2697. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2017.8206094.

2016

Muscle activation variability is inversely correlated with walking speed

F. Dzeladini; A. Grappe; C. Simpson; A. Ijspeert 

2016. 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2016), Segovia, Spain, October 18-21, 2016. p. 1025 – 1029. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_166.

Friction and damping of a compliant foot based on granular jamming for legged robots

S. Hauser; P. Eckert; A. Tuleu; A. Ijspeert 

2016. 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), SINGAPORE, JUN 26-29, 2016. p. 1160 – 1165. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523788.

On Designing An Active Tail For Body-Pitch Control In Legged Robots Via Decoupling Of Control Objectives

S. W. Heim; M. Ajallooeian; P. Eckert; M. Vespignani; A. Ijspeert 

2016. 18th Climbing and Walking Robots Conference (CLAWAR), Hangzhou, PEOPLES R CHINA, SEP 06-09, 2015. p. 256 – 264. DOI : 10.1142/9789814725248_0033.

Mechanical Stability Margin for Scouting Poses in Modular Snake Robots

D. Roa; K. Melo 

2016. 14th IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), Lausanne, SWITZERLAND, OCT 23-27, 2016. p. 182 – 188. DOI : 10.1109/SSRR.2016.7784296.

Bio-inspired balance controller for a humanoid robot

F. Heremans; N. Van Der Noot; A. Ijspeert; R. Ronsse 

2016. 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), SINGAPORE, JUN 26-29, 2016. p. 441 – 448. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523667.

Optimal Search Strategies for Pollutant Source Localization

B. Bayat; N. Crasta; H. Li; A. Ijspeert 

2016. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejeon, Korea, October 9-14, 2016. p. 1801 – 1807. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2016.7759287.

Effects of a neuromuscular controller on a powered ankle exoskeleton during human walking

F. Dzeladini; A. R. Wu; D. Renjewski; A. Arami; E. Burdet et al. 

2016. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Singapore, June 26-29, 2016. p. 617 – 622. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523694.

Designing a virtual whole body tactile sensor suit for a simulated humanoid robot using inverse dynamics

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

2016. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejon, South Korea, October 9-14. p. 5564 – 5571. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2016.7759818.

Interfacing a salamander brain with a salamander-like robot: Control of speed and direction with calcium signals from brainstem reticulospinal neurons

D. Ryczko; R. Thandiackal; A. Ijspeert 

2016. 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Singapore, Singapore, 26-29 June 2016. p. 1140 – 1147. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523785.

Autonomous Learning of Internal Dynamic Models for Reaching Tasks

T. Petric; A. Ude; A. J. Ijspeert 

2016. 24th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD), Bucharest, ROMANIA, MAY 27-29, 2015. p. 439 – 447. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-21290-6_44.

Natural user interface for lighting control: Case study on desktop lighting using modular robots

M. Mutlu; S. Bonardi; M. Vespignani; S. Hauser; A. Bernardino et al. 

2016. IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, New York City, NY, USA, August 26-31, 2016. p. 288 – 293. DOI : 10.1109/ROMAN.2016.7745144.

Envirobot: A Bio-Inspired Environmental Monitoring Platform

B. Bayat; A. Crespi; A. Ijspeert 

2016. IEEE/OES Conference on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), Tokyo, Japan, November 6-9, 2016. p. 381 – 386. DOI : 10.1109/AUV.2016.7778700.

2015

Practical considerations in using inverse dynamics on a humanoid robot: torque tracking, sensor fusion and Cartesian control laws

S. Faraji; L. Colasanto; A. Ijspeert 

2015. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Hamburg, Germany, September 28 – October 02. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353584.

Biped gait controller for large speed variations, combining reflexes and a central pattern generator in a neuromuscular model

N. Van der Noot; A. J. Ijspeert; R. Ronsse 

2015. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Seattle, WA, USA, 26-30 May 2015. p. 6267 – 6274. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2015.7140079.

Comparing the effect of different spine and leg designs for a small bounding quadruped robot

P. Eckert; A. Spröwitz; H. Witte; A. Ijspeert 

2015. ICRA 2015, Seattle, Washington, USA, May 26-30, 2015. p. 3128 – 3133. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139629.

Simplifying Control through Active Tail Use

S. W. Heim; M. Ajallooeian; M. Vespignani; P. Eckert; A. Ijspeert 

2015. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Integrative-and-Comparative-Biology (SICB). p. E272 – E272.

Compliant snake robot locomotion on horizontal pipes

M. Vespignani; K. Melo; M. Mutlu; A. Ijspeert 

2015. 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, October 18-20, 2015. DOI : 10.1109/SSRR.2015.7442941.

Inverse kinematics and reflex based controller for body-limb coordination of a salamander-like robot walking on uneven terrain

T. Horvat; K. Karakasiliotis; K. Melo; L. Fleury; R. Thandiackal et al. 

2015. 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hamburg, Germany, 28 September – 2 October 2015. p. 195 – 201. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353374.

Bio-inspired walking for humanoid robots using feet with human-like compliance and neuromuscular control

L. Colasanto; N. Van der Noot; A. J. Ijspeert 

2015. 2015 IEEE-RAS 15th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), Seoul, South Korea, 3-5 November 2015. p. 26 – 32. DOI : 10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2015.7363518.

Cheetah-cub-S: Steering of a Quadruped Robot using Trunk Motion

K. Weinmeister; P. Eckert; H. Witte; A. Ijspeert 

2015. 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, October 18-20, 2015. DOI : 10.1109/SSRR.2015.7443021.

Role of Compliance on the Locomotion of a Reconfigurable Modular Snake Robot

M. Vespignani; K. Melo; S. Bonardi; A. Ijspeert 

2015. 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hamburg, Germany, Sept 28 – Oct 2, 2015. p. 2238 – 2245. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353677.

Where to place cameras on a snake robot: Focus on camera trajectory and motion blur

M. Mutlu; K. Melo; M. Vespignani; A. Bernardino; A. J. Ijspeert 

2015. 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), West Lafayette, IN, 18-20 October 2015. p. 1 – 8. DOI : 10.1109/SSRR.2015.7442948.

Experimental validation of a bio-inspired controller for dynamic walking with a humanoid robot

N. Van der Noot; L. Colasanto; A. Barrea; J. Van den kieboom; R. Ronsse et al. 

2015. 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hamburg, Germany, 28 September – 2 October 2015. p. 393 – 400. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353403.

2014

A Neuromuscular Model for Symbiotic Man-Machine Exoskeleton Control Accounting for Patient Impairment Specificity

F. Dzeladini; A. Pennycott; A. Ijspeert; E. Burdet 

2014. Werob 2014, The International Workshop on Wearable Robotics, Baiona, Spain, September 14-19, 2014.

Energy Efficient Locomotion with Adaptive Natural Oscillator

M. Khoramshahi; R. Nasiri; A. Ijspeert; M. Nili Ahmadabadi 

2014. Dynamic Walking 2014, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 10-13, 2014.

Robust Walking Using Peicewise Linear Spring

M. Khoramshahi; A. Asaei; A. Ijspeert; M. Nili Ahmadabadi 

2014. Dynamic Walking 2014, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 10-13, 2014.

Natural Dynamics Modification for Energy Efficiency: A Data-driven Parallel Compliance Design Method

M. Khoramshahi; A. Parsa; A. Ijspeert; M. Nili Ahmadabadi 

2014. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Hong Kong, China, May 31 – June 7, 2014. p. 2412 – 2417. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907194.

Zero-Moment Point on a bipedal robot under bio-inspired walking control

N. Van der Noot; A. Barrea 

2014. MELECON 2014 – 2014 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, 13-16 04 2014. p. 85 – 90. DOI : 10.1109/MELCON.2014.6820512.

Natural User Interface for Roombots

A. Ozgur; S. Bonardi; M. Vespignani; R. Mockel; A. J. Ijspeert 

2014. 2014 RO-MAN: The 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Edinburgh, UK, 25-29 August 2014. p. 12 – 17. DOI : 10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926223.

Robust and Agile 3D Biped Walking With Steering Capability Using a Footstep Predictive Approach

S. Faraji; S. Pouya; A. Ijspeert 

2014. Robotics Science and Systems (RSS), Berkeley, CA, USA, July 12–16, 2014. DOI : 10.15607/RSS.2014.X.028.

Versatile and robust 3D walking with a simulated humanoid robot (Atlas): A model predictive control approach

S. Faraji; S. Pouya; C. G. Atkeson; A. J. Ijspeert 

2014. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Hong Kong, China, 31 May – 7 June 2014. p. 1943 – 1950. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907116.

Automatic Generation of Reduced CPG Control Networks for Locomotion of Arbitrary Modular Robot Structures

S. Bonardi; M. Vespignani; R. Möckel; J. Van den Kieboom; S. Pouya et al. 

2014. Robotics: Science and Systems, Berkeley, USA, July 14-16, 2014.

Rich periodic motor skills on humanoid robots: Riding the pedal racer

A. Gams; J. Van den Kieboom; M. Vespignani; L. Guyot; A. Ude et al. 

2014. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Hong Kong, China, 31 May – 7 June 2014. p. 2326 – 2332. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907181.

2013

Angular Motion Control Using a Closed-Loop CPG for a Water-Running Robot

N. Thatte; M. Khoramshahi; A. Ijspeert; M. Sitti 

2013. Dynamic Walking 2013, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, June 10-13, 2013.

An experimental study on the role of compliant elements on the locomotion of the self-reconfigurable modular robots Roombots

M. Vespignani; E. Senft; S. Bonardi; R. Moeckel; A. J. Ijspeert 

2013. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Tokyo, Japan, November 3-8, 2013. p. 4308 – 4313. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2013.6696974.

Meta Morphic Particle Swarm Optimization

J. van den Kieboom; S. Pouya; A. Ijspeert 

2013. VI International Workshop on Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimization, Canterbury, UK, September 2-4, 2013. p. 231 – 244. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-01692-4_18.

Exploiting Natural Dynamics in Biped Locomotion using Variable Impedance Control

J. van den Kieboom; A. J. Ijspeert 

2013. IEEE Conference on Humanoids Robots, Atlanta USA, October 15-17, 2013. p. 348 – 353. DOI : 10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2013.7029998.

Modular Control of Limit Cycle Locomotion over Unperceived Rough Terrain

M. Ajallooeian; S. Gay; A. Tuleu; A. Sprowitz; A. Ijspeert 

2013. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Tokyo, Japan, November 3-8, 2013. p. 3390 – 3397. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2013.6696839.

Indirect, Non-adaptive Control of a Class of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems with Applications to Motion Control of Swimming Robots

Y. Morel; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Leonessa 

2013. [5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Division Conference / 11th JSME Motion and Vibration Conference. p. 179 – 186. DOI : 10.1115/DSCC2012-MOVIC2012-8655.

Modulation of motor primitives using force feedback: Interaction with the environment and bimanual tasks

A. Gams; B. Nemec; L. Zlajpah; M. Wachter; A. Ijspeert et al. 

2013. 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2013), Tokyo, Japan, November 3-7, 2013. p. 5629 – 5635. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2013.6697172.

Model-Based and Model-Free Approaches for Postural Control of a Compliant Humanoid Robot using Optical Flow

S. Gay; J. van den Kieboom; J. Santos-Victor; A. Ijspeert 

2013. IEEE Conference on Humanoids Robots, Atlanta, USA, October 15-17, 2013. p. 56 – 61. DOI : 10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2013.7029955.

Central Pattern Generators Augmented with Virtual Model Control for Quadruped Rough Terrain Locomotion

M. Ajallooeian; S. Pouya; A. Sproewitz; A. Ijspeert 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013), Karlsruhe, Germany, May 6-10, 2013. p. 3321 – 3328. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6631040.

Compliant and adaptive control of a planar monopod hopper in rough terrain

S. Faraji; S. Pouya; R. Moeckel; A. J. Ijspeert 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Karlsruhe, Germany, 6-10 05 2013. p. 4818 – 4825. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6631264.

Use Your Spine! Effect of Active Spine Movements on Horizontal Impulse and Cost of Transport in a Bounding, Quadruped Robot

A. Sprowitz; E. Badri; M. Khoramshahi; A. Tuleu; A. Ijspeert 

2013. Dynamic Walking, Pittsburgh, USA, June, 2013.

Benefits of an Active Spine Supported Bounding Locomotion With a Small Compliant Quadruped Robot

M. Khoramshahi; A. Sprowitz; A. Tuleu; M. N. Ahmadabadi; A. Ijspeert 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Karlsruhe, Germany, May 6 – 10, 2013. p. 3329 – 3334. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6631041.

Collaborative Manipulation and Transport of Passive Pieces Using the Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots Roombots

S. Bonardi; M. Vespignani; R. Möckel; A. Ijspeert 

2013. 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, November 3-7, 2013. p. 2406 – 2412. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2013.6696694.

Stable real-time full body motion imitation on the COMAN humanoid robot.

A. Gams; J. van den Kieboom; F. Dzeladini; A. Ijspeert 

2013. 22nd International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2013, Portorož, Slovenia, September 11 – 13, 2013.

Learning Robot Gait Stability using Neural Networks as Sensory Feedback Function for Central Pattern Generators

S. Gay; J. Santos-Victor; A. Ijspeert 

2013. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Tokyo, Japan, November 3-8, 2013. p. 194 – 201. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2013.6696353.

Gait Optimization for Roombots Modular Robots – Matching Simulation and Reality

R. Möckel; Y. Perov; A. The Nguyen; M. Vespignani; S. Bonardi et al. 

2013. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Tokyo, Japan, November 3-8, 2013. p. 3265 – 3272. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2013.6696820.

Motion capture and reinforcement learning of dynamically stable humanoid movement primitives

R. Vuga; M. Ogrinc; A. Gams; T. Petric; N. Sugimoto et al. 

2013. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Karlsruhe, Germany, 6-10 05 2013. p. 5284 – 5290. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6631333.

Gait transitions between swimming and walking in salamander: lessons from numerical modeling and robotics

J. Knuesel; K. Karakasiliotis; A. Crespi; D. Ryczko; J-M. Cabelguen et al. 

2013. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB).

2012

A Closed-Loop Optimal Control Approach for Online Control of A Planar Monopod Hopper

S. Pouya; M. Ajallooeian; A. Ijspeert 

2012. 15th International Conference on Climbing and walking Robots (CLAWAR), Maryland, USA, July 23-26, 2012.

Locomotion studies and modeling of the long-tailed lizard Takydromus sexlineatus

K. Karakasiliotis; K. D’Aout; P. Aerts; A. J. Ijspeert 

2012. 4th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) / Symposium on Surgical Robotics. p. 943 – 948. DOI : 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290836.

Estimation of Relative Position and Coordination of Mobile Underwater Robotic Platforms through Electric Sensing

Y. Morel; M. Porez; A. J. Ijspeert 

2012. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). p. 1131 – 1136. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2012.6224686.

Locomotion through Reconfiguration based on Motor Primitives for Roombots Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots

S. Bonardi; R. Möckel; A. Spröwitz; M. Vespignani; A. Ijspeert 

2012. 7th German Conference on Robotics – Robotik 2012, Munich, Germany, May 22-25, 2012.

Predictive Gaze Stabilization During Periodic Locomotion Based On Adaptive Frequency Oscillators

S. Gay; A. Ijspeert; J. S. Victor 

2012. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, May 14-18, 2012. p. 271 – 278. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2012.6225001.

Robot Trotting with Segmented Legs in Simulation and Hardware.

A. Spröwitz; A. Tuleu; M. Vespignani; M. Ajallooeian; E. Badri 

2012. Dynamic Walking 2012, Pensacola Beach, Florida. USA, May 21-24, 2012. p. 46 – 47.

Quasi-stationary optimal control for wind farm with closely spaced turbines

T. Horvat; V. Spudić; M. Baotić 

2012. 

Design and Evaluation of a Graphical iPad Application for Arranging Adaptive Furniture

S. Bonardi; J. Blatter; J. Fink; R. Möckel; P. Jermann et al. 

2012. 21st IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Paris, France, September 9-13, 2012. DOI : 10.1109/ROMAN.2012.6343768.

2011

Effects of muscle dynamics and proprioceptive feedback on the kinematics and CPG activity of salamander stepping

J. Knuesel; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. Twentieth Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, July 23-28, 2011. DOI : 10.1186/1471-2202-12-S1-P158.

Oncilla robot: a light-weight bio-inspired quadruped robot for fast locomotion in rough terrain

A. Spröwitz; L. Kuechler; A. Tuleu; M. Ajallooeian; M. D’Haene et al. 

2011. 5th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, Awaji, Japan, October 11-14, 2011.

Locomotion Gait Optimization For Modular Robots; Coevolving Morphology and Control

S. Pouya; E. Aydin; R. Moeckel; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. 2nd European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition (FET), Budapest, HUNGARY, May 04-06, 2011. p. 320 – 322. DOI : 10.1016/j.procs.2011.09.084.

Nonlinear Motion Control of CPG-based Movement with Applications to a Class of Swimming Robots

Y. Morel; M. Porez; A. Leonessa; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. 50th IEEE Conference of Decision and Control (CDC)/European Control Conference (ECC), Orlando, FL, Dec 12-15, 2011. p. 6331 – 6336. DOI : 10.1109/CDC.2011.6160419.

Co-evolution of Morphology and Control of Virtual Legged Robots for the Steering Task

K. Larpin; S. Pouya; J. van den Kieboom; A. Ijspeert 

2011. IEEE International conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO), Phuket, Thailand, 2011. DOI : 10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181729.

Modeling axial spinal segments of the salamander central pattern generator for locomotion

A. Bicanski; D. Ryczko; J-M. Cabelguen; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. Twentieth Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, July 23-28, 2011. DOI : 10.1186/1471-2202-12-S1-P157.

Multi-physics model of an electric fish-like robot: numerical aspects and application to obstacle avoidance

M. Porez; V. Lebastard; A. J. Ijspeert; F. Boyer 

2011. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Francisco, CA, Sep 25-30, 2011. p. 1901 – 1906. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2011.6094636.

Oscillator-based Walking Assistance: a Model-free Approach

R. Ronsse; B. Koopman; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; D. Rossi et al. 

2011. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)/International Neurorehabilitation Symposium (INRS)/International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), Zurich, SWITZERLAND, Jun 27-Jul 01, 2011. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975352.

Stability Augmentation of SLIP-like Legged Locomotion Exploiting Hip Actuation

S. Pouya; R. Möckel; F. Peuker; A. Seyfarth; A. Ijspeert 

2011. 14th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR) and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, Paris, France, August 2011. p. 790 – 797. DOI : 10.1142/9789814374286_0092.

Robot Head Stabilization During Periodic Locomotion Using Adaptive Dynamical Systems

S. Gay; A. Ijspeert; J. Santos-Victor 

2011. The 5th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM2011), AwajiCity, Hyogo, Japan, October 11-14, 2011. p. 43 – 44.

Co-evolution of Morphology and Control of a Wearable Robot for Human Locomotion Assistance Exploiting Variable Impedance Actuators

J. van den Kieboom 

2011. 2nd European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary, May 4-6, 2011. p. 223 – 225. DOI : 10.1016/j.procs.2011.09.043.

Assistance using adaptive oscillators: Robustness to errors in the identification of the limb parameters

M. D. Rinderknecht; F. A. Delaloye; A. Crespi; R. Ronsse; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)/International Neurorehabilitation Symposium (INRS)/International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), Zurich, SWITZERLAND, Jun 27-Jul 01, 2011. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975351.

2010

Adaptive Oscillators with Human-in-the-Loop: Proof of Concept for Assistance and Rehabilitation

R. Ronsse; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; J. van den Kieboom; M. C. Carrozza et al. 

2010. 3rd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BIOROB 2010), Tokyo, Japan, September 26-29, 2010. p. 668 – 674. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2010.5628021.

Automatic Gait Generation in Modular Robots: to Oscillate or to Rotate? that is the question

S. Pouya; J. van den Kieboom; A. Spröwitz; A. Ijspeert 

2010. 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010), Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010. p. 514 – 520. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2010.5649025.

Distributed Online Learning of Central Pattern Generators in Modular Robots

D. J. Christensen; A. Spröwitz; A. Ijspeert 

2010. Simulation of Adaptive Behaviour (SAB’10), Paris, France, 24-28 August 2010. p. 402 – 412. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-15193-4_38.

Roombots-Towards Decentralized Reconfiguration with Self-Reconfiguring Modular Robotic Metamodules

A. Spröwitz; P. Laprade; S. Bonardi; M. Mayer; R. Möckel et al. 

2010. The 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-22, 2010. p. 1126 – 1132. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2010.5649504.

Integration of vision and central pattern generator based locomotion for path planning of a non-holonomic crawling humanoid robot

S. Gay; S. Dégallier Rochat; A. Ijspeert; J. Santos-Victor 

2010. 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Taipei, Taiwan, 18-22 Oct. 2010. p. 183 – 189. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2010.5648788.

2009

Compliant Leg Design for a Quadruped Robot

A. Sproewitz; M. Fremerey; K. Karakasiliotis; S. Rutishauser; L. Righetti et al. 

2009. Dynamic Walking 2009, Vancouver, Canada, June, 2009.

Analysis of the terrestrial locomotion of a salamander robot

K. Karakasiliotis; A. J. Ijspeert 

2009. IROS 2009, St. Louis, USA, October, 2009. p. 5015 – 5020. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2009.5354220.

Decoding the mechanisms of gait transition in the salamander using robots and mathematical models

A. Ijspeert 

2009. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Experimental-Biology, Glasgow, SCOTLAND, Jun 28-Jul 01, 2009. p. S136 – S136. DOI : 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.247.

Graph signature for self-reconfiguration planning of modules with symmetry

M. Asadpour; M. H. Z. Ashtiani; A. Sproewitz; A. J. Ijspeert 

2009. 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St. Louis, USA, October 11-15, 2009. p. 5295 – 5300. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2009.5353943.

Roombots-Mechanical Design of Self-Reconfiguring Modular Robots for Adaptive Furniture

A. Sproewitz; A. Billard; P. Dillenbourg; A. J. Ijspeert 

2009. 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Kobe, Japan, May 12-17, 2009. p. 4259 – 4264. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152613.

Modelling the interplay of central pattern generation and sensory feedback in the neuromuscular control of running

M. A. Daley; L. Righetti; A. Ijspeert 

2009. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Experimental-Biology, Glasgow, SCOTLAND, Jun 28-Jul 01, 2009. p. S135 – S135. DOI : 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.243.

Self-Scaling Stream Processing: a Bio-Inspired Approach to Resource Allocation through Dynamic Task Replication

P-A. Mudry; J. Ruffin; G. Tempesti 

2009. NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, San Francisco, July 29. DOI : 10.1109/AHS.2009.25.

2008

A bio-inspired architechture for movement generation based on discrete and rythmic movement primitives modeled by dynamical systems

S. Degallier; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008.  p. 88 – 89.

Biologically inspired CPG based above knee active prosthesis

G. C. Nandi; A. J. Ijspeert; A. Nandi 

2008.  p. 2368 – 2373. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2008.4650600.

Locomotion in modular robots based on central pattern generators

A. Sproewitz; R. Moeckel; J. Maye; M. Asadpour; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2008), Cleveland, June 1-6, 2008. p. 86 – 87.

Dynamical system for learning the waveform and frequency of periodic signals – application to drumming

A. Gams; S. Degallier; A. Ijspeert; J. Lenarcic 

2008. 15th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD), 2008.

Experimental study of limit cycle and chaotic controllers for the locomotion of centipede robots

L. Matthey; L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2008. IROS 2008. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robotics and Systems, Nice, September 22-26, 2008. p. 1860 – 1865. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2008.4650999.

A Dynamical System for Online Learning of Periodic Movements of Unknown Waveform and Frequency

A. Gams; L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert; J. Lenarcic 

2008. International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Scottsdale, October 19-22, 2008. p. 85 – 90. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762850.

Pattern generators with sensory feedback for the control of quadruped locomotion

L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Pasadena, May 19-23, 2008. p. 819 – 824. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2008.4543306.

On the influence of symbols and myths in the responsibility ascription problem in roboethics – A roboticist’s perspective

P-A. Mudry; S. Degallier; A. Billard 

2008. RO-MAN, Münich, August 2008. p. 563 – . DOI : 10.1109/ROMAN.2008.460072.

Fractional multi-models of the frog gastrocnemius muscle

L. Sommacal; P. Melchior; A. Oustaloup; J-M. Cabelguen; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. 2nd Workshop on Fractional Differentiation and Its Applications (FDA ‘ 06), Porto, PORTUGAL, Jul 19-21, 2006. p. 1415 – 1430. DOI : 10.1177/1077546307087440.

An active connection mechanism for modular self-reconfigurable robotic systems based on physical latching

A. Sproewitz; M. Asadpour; Y. Bourquin; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Pasadena, May 19-23, 2008. p. 3508 – 3513. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2008.4543747.

Passive compliant quadruped robot using central pattern generators for locomotion control

S. Rutishauser; A. Sproewitz; L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Scottsdale, October 19-22, 2008. p. 710 – 715. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762878.

A modular bio-inspired architecture for movement generation for the infant-like robot iCub

S. Degallier; L. Righetti; L. Natale; F. Nori; G. Metta et al. 

2008. 2nd IEEE RAS / EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Scottsdale, AZ, p. 795 – 800. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762847.

Quadruped locomotion: from infants crawling to the design of pattern generators for quadruped robots

L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM 2008), Cleveland, June 1-6, 2008. p. 90 – 91.

A hardware-software design framework for distributed cellular computing

P-A. Mudry; J. Ruffin; M. Ganguin; G. Tempesti 

2008. 8th International Conference on Evolvable Systems, Prague, September 21-24, 2008. p. 71 – . DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-85857-7_7.

Gaming controllers for research robots: controlling a humanoid robot using a WIIMOTE

A. Gams; P-A. Mudry 

2008. 17th International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference (ERK08), Portorož, September. p. 191 – 194.

Graph signature for self-reconfiguration planning

M. Asadpour; A. Sproewitz; A. Billard; P. Dillenbourg; A. J. Ijspeert 

2008. International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Nice, September 22-26, 2008. p. 863 – 869. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2008.4650673.

2007

Online trajectory generation in an amphibious snake robot using a lamprey-like central pattern generator model

A. J. Ijspeert; A. Crespi 

2007. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Rome, Italy, Apr 10-14, 2007. p. 262 – 268. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363797.

An Easy to Use Bluetooth Scatternet Protocol for fast Data Exchange in Wireless Sensor Networks and Autonomous Robots

R. Moeckel; A. Sproewitz; J. Maye; A. J. Ijspeert 

2007. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007. p. 2801 – 2806. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2007.4399458.

Bio-inspired Systems with Self-developing Mechanisms

A. Stauffer; D. Mange; J. Rossier; F. Vannel 

2007. Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, 7th International Conference (ICES 2007), Wuhan, China, p. 151 – 162. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-74626-3_15.

Self-organizing Systems Based on Bio-inspired Properties

A. Stauffer; D. Mange; J. Rossier 

2007. Advances in Artificial Life, 9th European Conference (ECAL 2007), Lisbon, Portugal, p. 1171 – 1181. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-74913-4_117.

Lower Body Realization of the Baby Humanoid – iCub

N. Tsagarakis; F. Becchi; L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert; D. G. Caldwell 

2007.  p. 3616 – 3622. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2007.4399096.

Biologically Inspired Kinematic Synergies Provide a New Paradigm for Balance Control of Humanoid Robots

H. Hauser; G. Neumann; A. J. Ijspeert; W. Maass 

2007. HUMANOIDS 2007, Pittsburgh, USA, 29 Nov – 01 Dec, 2007. p. 73 – 80. DOI : 10.1109/ICHR.2007.4813851.

Adaptive Locomotion Control in Modular Robotics

A. Sproewitz; R. Moeckel; J. Maye; M. Asadpour; A. J. Ijspeert 

2007. Workshop on Self-Reconfigurable Robots/Systems and Applications IROS07. p. 81 – 84.

Hand placement during quadruped locomotion in a humanoid robot: A dynamical system approach

S. Degallier; L. Righetti; A. Ijspeert 

2007. IEEE-RAS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS07), San Diego, p. 2047 – 2052. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2007.4399478.

Knowledge-based Extraction of Area of Expertise for Cooperation in Learning

M. N. Ahmadabadi; A. Imanipour; B. N. Araabi; M. Asadpour; R. Siegwart 

2007. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems [IROS], Beijing, China, 9-15 Oct. 2006. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2006.281730.

CONFETTI : A reconfigurable hardware platform for prototyping cellular architectures

P-A. Mudry; F. Vannel; G. Tempesti; D. Mange 

2007. RAW’2007, Long Island, CA, March 27th-28th, 2007. p. 1 – .

Design of Self-organizing Bio-inspired Systems

A. Stauffer; D. Mange; J. Rossier 

2007. Second NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS 2007). p. 413 – 419. DOI : 10.1109/AHS.2007.43.

2006

AmphiBot II: An Amphibious Snake Robot that Crawls and Swims using a Central Pattern Generator

A. Crespi; A. J. Ijspeert 

2006.  p. 19 – 27.

Adaptive Four Legged Locomotion Control Based on Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

G. Brambilla; J. Buchli; A. J. Ijspeert 

2006.  p. 138 – 149. DOI : 10.1007/11840541_12.

Programmable Central Pattern Generators: an application to biped locomotion control

L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert 

2006.  p. 1585 – 1590. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2006.1641933.

Finding Resonance: Adaptive Frequency Oscillators for Dynamic Legged Locomotion

J. Buchli; F. Iida; A. J. Ijspeert 

2006.  p. 3903 – 3909. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2006.281802.

Adaptive dynamical systems: A promising tool for embodied artificial intelligence

J. Buchli; L. Righetti; A. J. Ijspeert 

2006. 

Reviews

2023

Integration of feedforward and feedback control in the neuromechanics of vertebrate locomotion: a review of experimental, simulation and robotic studies

A. J. Ijspeert; M. A. Daley 

Journal Of Experimental Biology. 2023. Vol. 226, num. 15, p. jeb245784. DOI : 10.1242/jeb.245784.

The neuromechanics of animal locomotion: From biology to robotics and back

P. Ramdya; A. J. Ijspeert 

Science Robotics. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 78, p. eadg0279. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.adg0279.

2021

Review of control strategies for lower-limb exoskeletons to assist gait

R. Baud; A. R. Manzoori; A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri 

Journal Of Neuroengineering And Rehabilitation. 2021. Vol. 18, num. 1, p. 119. DOI : 10.1186/s12984-021-00906-3.

Wearable Sensor-Based Real-Time Gait Detection: A Systematic Review

H. Prasanth; M. Caban; U. Keller; G. Courtine; A. Ijspeert et al. 

Sensors. 2021. Vol. 21, num. 8, p. 2727. DOI : 10.3390/s21082727.

2020

Walking with Salamanders: From Molecules to Biorobotics

D. Ryczko; A. Simon; A. J. Ijspeert 

Trends In Neurosciences. 2020. Vol. 43, num. 11, p. 916 – 930. DOI : 10.1016/j.tins.2020.08.006.

A Review on Finite Element Modeling and Simulation of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

L. Benos; D. Stanev; L. Spyrou; K. Moustakas; D. E. Tsaopoulos 

Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology. 2020. Vol. 8, p. 967. DOI : 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00967.

2017

Environmental Monitoring using Autonomous Vehicles: A Survey of Recent Searching Techniques

B. Bayat; N. Crasta; A. Crespi; A. M. Pascoal; A. Ijspeert 

Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 2017. Vol. 45, p. 76 – 84. DOI : 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.01.009.

The Human Central Pattern Generator for Locomotion: Does It Exist and Contribute to Walking?

K. Minassian; U. S. Hofstoetter; F. Dzeladini; P. A. Guertin; A. Ijspeert 

Neuroscientist. 2017. Vol. 23, num. 6, p. 649 – 663. DOI : 10.1177/1073858417699790.

2014

Robotics and Neuroscience

D. Floreano; A. Ijspeert; S. Schaal 

Current Biology. 2014. Vol. 24, p. R910 – R920. DOI : 10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.058.

2013

Decoding the mechanisms of gait generation in salamanders by combining neurobiology, modeling and robotics

A. Bicanski; D. Ryczko; J. Knuesel; N. Harischandra; V. Charrier et al. 

Biological Cybernetics. 2013. Vol. 107, num. 5, p. 545 – 564. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-012-0543-1.

Theses

2024

Task-Adaptive Control Strategies of Augmentative Hip Exoskeletons for Deployable Assistance

A. R. Manzoori / M. Bouri; A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Neuromechanical Simulations of Animats with Decentralised Control

J. P. Arreguit O’Neill / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Investigating the neuromechanical control of healthy gait modulation and pathological gaits observed in cerebral palsy using neuromuscular simulations

A. Di Russo / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Beyond undulation! Body morphology and sensing components of elongated animals and robots reveal skills to maintain competent locomotion

L. I. Paez Coy / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

2022

A computational modeling approach to study the neuromechanics of terrestrial locomotion

S. Tata Ramalingasetty / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Sensor-based control strategies for integration of epidural electrical stimulation in rehabilitation after spinal cord injury

M. Caban / A. Ijspeert; G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

2020

Control Strategies for Lower-limb Exoskeletons: from Full Mobilization to Assistance of Balance

R. P. F. Baud / A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Towards the alignment of educational robotics learning systems with classroom activities

C. Giang / F. Mondada; A. Piatti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

2019

Human-Human, Human-Robot and Robot-Robot Interaction While Walking: Data Analysis, Modelling and Control

J. Lanini / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

From bio-inspired locomotion models To controllers for lower-limb exoskeletons

F. Dzeladini / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Perception, control and planning for (self-)reconfigurable modular robots

M. H. Mutlu / A. Ijspeert; A. Bernardino (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Compliance, locomotion and local computation in (self-) reconfigurable modular robots

S. L. Hauser / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2018

Towards Robust Bipedal Locomotion : From Simple Models To Full-Body Compliance

S. Faraji / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Control of Bio-Inspired Sprawling Posture Quadruped Robots with an Actuated Spine

T. Horvat / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Towards Agility: Definition, Benchmark and Design Considerations for Small, Quadrupedal Robots

P. Eckert / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

2017

Investigating Sensorimotor Control in Locomotion using Robots and Mathematical Models

R. Thandiackal / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Rich and Robust Bio-Inspired Locomotion Control for Humanoid Robots

N. B. D. Van der Noot / A. Ijspeert; R. Ronsse (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

2016

Hardware, software and control design considerations towards low-cost compliant quadruped robots

A. Tuleu / A. Ijspeert; A. Bernardino (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

2015

Challenges in the Locomotion of Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots

M. Vespignani / A. Ijspeert; R. Pfeifer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Pattern Generation for Rough Terrain Locomotion with Quadrupedal Robots : Morphed Oscillators & Sensory Feedback

M. Ajallooeian / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

2014

Visual Control of Legged Robots for Locomotion in Complex Environments using Central Pattern Generators

S. Gay / A. Ijspeert; J. Santos-Victor (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Control and interaction strategies for self-reconfigurable modular robots

S. Bonardi / A. Ijspeert; P. Dillenbourg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

2013

Legged locomotion with spinal undulations

K. Karakasiliotis / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Modeling spinal central pattern generators in the salamander at different levels of abstraction : from Hodgkin-Huxley neurons to coupled oscillators

A. Bičanski / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Modeling a diversity of salamander motor behaviors with coupled abstract oscillators and a robot

J. Knüsel / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

2010

Discrete and Rhythmic Motor Primitives for the Control of Humanoid Robots

S. Dégallier Rochat / A. J. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Roombots: Design and Implementation of a Modular Robot for Reconfiguration and Locomotion

A. Spröwitz / A. J. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

2009

A hardware-software codesign framework for cellular computing

P-A. Mudry / A. J. Ijspeert; G. Tempesti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

2008

Self-replication of complex digital circuits in programmable logic devices

J. Rossier / A. J. Ijspeert; G. Tempesti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Control of legged locomotion using dynamical systems : design methods and adaptive frequency oscillators

L. Righetti / A. J. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

2007

Design and control of amphibious robots with multiple degrees of freedom

A. Crespi / A. J. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Engineering limit cycle systems : adaptive frequency oscillators and applications to adaptive locomotion control of compliant robots

J. Buchli / A. J. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Book Chapters

2010

18. Decoding the Mechanisms of Gait Generation and Gait Transition in the Salamander Using Robots and Mathematical Models

J. Knuesel; J-M. Cabelguen; A. Ijspeert 

Motor Control: Theories, Experiments, and Applications; Oxford University Press, 2010. p. 417 – 451.

Axial dynamics during locomotion in vertebrates: lesson from the salamander

J-M. Cabelguen; A. Ijspeert; S. Lamarque; D. Ryczko 

Progress in Brain Research; Great Britain: Elsevier, 2010. p. 149 – 162.

2009

Salamandra robotica: A Biologically Inspired Amphibious Robot that Swims and Walks

A. Crespi; A. J. Ijspeert 

Artificial Life Models in Hardware; Springer, 2009. p. 35 – 64.

Working Papers

2018

Imprecise dynamic walking with time-projection control

S. Faraji; P. Müllhaupt; A. Ijspeert 

2018

Time-projection control to recover inter-sample disturbances, application to bipedal walking control

S. Faraji; P. Müllhaupt; A. Ijspeert 

2018

Push recovery with stepping strategy based on time-projection control

S. Faraji; H. Razavi; A. Ijspeert 

2018

Posters

2017

Effects of joint compliance in quadrupedal locomotion

M. Mutlu; S. Hauser; A. Bernardino; A. Ijspeert 

The 8th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM2017), Sapporo, Japan, June 27-30 2017.

A singularity-tolerant inverse kinematics including joint position and velocity limitations

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking, Mariehamn, Finland, June 4-9, 2017.

2016

A virtual tactile sensing suit for humanoids based on dynamic equations and internal sensors

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.

Time-Projection control on 3LP, a simple idea to deal with intermittent pushes online

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.

3LP: A linear model of locomotion including falling, swing and torso dynamics

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.

2015

Cheetah-cub-S: Steering of a Quadruped Robot using Trunk Motion

K. Weinmeister; P. Eckert; H. Witte; A. Ijspeert 

AMAM 2015, Camebridge, Massachusetts, USA, June 21 – 25, 2015.

2014

Robust 3D Walking Using Inverse Dynamics And Footstep Planning With Model Predictive Control

S. Faraji; S. Pouya; A. Ijspeert 

9th Dynamic Walking Conference (DWC 2014), ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 10-13, 2014.

Rich Locomotion Skills with the Oncilla Robot

M. Ajallooeian; A. Tuleu; A. Sprowitz; P. Eckert; M. Vespignani et al. 

Dynamic Walking 2014, Zurich, Switzerland, June 10-13, 2014.

2013

Data-driven extraction of drive functions for legged locomotion: A study on Cheetah-cub robot

M. Ajallooeian; A. Sproewitz; A. Tuleu; A. Ijspeert 

6th International Conference on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, 2013, Darmstadt, Germany, March 11-14, 2013.

Motor Control Adaptation to Changes in Robot Body Dynamics for a Complaint Quadruped Robot

S. Pouya; P. Eckert; A. Sproewitz; R. Möckel; A. Ijspeert 

The 2nd International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines 2013), London, UK, July 2013.

Towards Modular Control for Moderately Fast Locomotion over Unperceived Rough Terrain

M. Ajallooeian; S. Pouya; S. Gay; A. Tuleu; A. Sprowitz et al. 

Dynamic Walking 2013, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, JUNE 10-13, 2013.

Dynamics Modeling and Control Architecture for Efficient, Manoeuvrable and Robust Monoped Hopping over Rough Terrain

S. Pouya; S. Faraji; R. Möckel; A. Ijspeert 

8th Dynamic Walking Conference (DWC 2013), Pittsburgh, USA, June 2013.

2012

Role of Spine Compliance and Actuation in the Bounding Performance of Quadruped Robots

S. Pouya; M. Khodabakhsh; R. Möckel; A. Ijspeert 

7th Dynamic Walking Conference, Florida, USA, May 2012.

2011

Anchoring the SLIP template: The effect of leg mass on running stability

F. Peuker; S. Grimmer; S. Pouya; R. Möckel; A. Ijspeert et al. 

The 5th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM), Hyogo, Japan, 2011.

Trot Gait Locomotion of A Cat Sized Quadruped Robot

A. Tuleu; M. Ajallooeian; A. Spröwitz; P. Loepelmann; A. Ijspeert 

International Workshop on Bio-inspired Robots, Nantes, France, April 6-8.

Talks

2017

Dynamic Walking presents: The DRAPA-Challenge

P. Eckert; A. Wu; M. A. Robertson; C. DW 

Dynamic Walking.

Towards measuring agility for legged, terrestrial locomotion

P. Eckert; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking 2017.

A low-cost, actuated passive dynamic walker kit for accessible research and education

M. A. Robertson; J. Paik; A. Ijspeert; A. Wu 

Dynamic Walking Conference, Mariehamn, Finland, June 4-9, 2017.

2016

Adaptive foot design for small quadruped robots

P. Eckert; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking 2016, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.

2015

Kontrolle von Fortbewegung in Tierreich und Technik

A. I. Peter Eckert 

Bionik – Die Natur als Inspiration für die Technik, Wien, Autria, 1. April – 22. Juni 2015.

2014

Comparing the effect of different spine and leg designs for a small, bounding quadruped robot

P. Eckert; A. Spröwitz; H. Witte; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic walking 2014, Zürich, June 10, 2014 – June 13, 2014.

Patents

2021

Bio-inspired standing balance controller for a full-mobilization exoskeleton

T. Vouga; R. Baud; J. Fasola; M. Bouri 

US2021015694.

2021.

2020

Propulsion module for generating wave-like motion

P. Eckert; B. Bayat; A. Ijspeert 

WO2020152502.

2020.

Student Projects

2013

A Model-Based Control Approach for Locomotion of Biped Robots

S. Faraji 

2013.

Implementation of a Human Feedback-based Locomotion and its Control by means of a Feedforward Component inspired by Central Pattern Generators

F. Dzeladini 

2013.