2026
Journal Articles
Integrated sensing and colour expression of spatial status using a fibre optic sensor pair
Optics and Laser Technology. 2026. Vol. 198, p. 114907. DOI : 10.1016/j.optlastec.2026.114907.Study of the Magnetic Dipole Transition of J/ψ →γηc via ηc →p p ¯
Physical Review Letters. 2026. Vol. 136, num. 5, p. 051901. DOI : 10.1103/r6yf-q6kv.A detachable crawling robotic hand
Nature Communications. 2026. Vol. 17, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-67675-8.Robust Teleoperation of an Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand Through Gesture Classification and Continuous Mapping: Benchmarking Intuitive Control Across Users, Disturbances, and Objects
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 2026. DOI : 10.1109/MRA.2026.3650854.Visual Proprioception and Contact Prediction for Soft Robotic Arms Using Onboard Sensing and Generative Models
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2026. p. 1 – 8. DOI : 10.1109/lra.2026.3664615.A Survey of Behavior Foundation Model: Next-Generation Whole-Body Control System of Humanoid Robots
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 2026. DOI : 10.1109/tpami.2025.3649177.2025
Journal Articles
Adhesive Double‐Network Granular Organogel E‐Skin
Advanced Materials Technologies. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/admt.202502608.An optical/electronic artificial skin extends the robotic sense to molecular sensing
npj Flexible Electronics. 2025. Vol. 9, num. 1, p. 87. DOI : 10.1038/s41528-025-00431-6.3D printing of self-healing longevous multi-sensory e-skin
Communications Materials. 2025. Vol. 6, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s43246-025-00839-7.Dead Matter, Living Machines: Repurposing Crustaceans’ Abdomen Exoskeleton for Bio‐Hybrid Robots
Advanced Science. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/advs.202517712.Enhancing bimanual teleoperation with variable shoulder distance: manipulation in varying-scale of applications
npj Robotics. 2025. Vol. 3, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s44182-025-00057-w.From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy
Advanced Robotics Research. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/adrr.202500017.Inverse Co‐Design of Mechanical And Sensory Properties in Soft Lattice Foams for Multifunctional Wearables
Advanced Science. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/advs.202507102.ADAPT-Teleop: robotic hand with human matched embodiment enables dexterous teleoperated manipulation
npj Robotics. 2025. Vol. 3, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s44182-025-00034-3.Automated Benchmarking of Variable‐Property Soft Robotic Fingertips to Enable Task‐Optimized Sensor Selection
Advanced Science. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/advs.202509991.Embodied intelligence paradigm for human-robot communication
Science Robotics. 2025. Vol. 10, num. 105. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.ads8528.Mechanoreceptive soft robotic molluscoids made of granular hydrogel-based organoelectronics
Materials and Design. 2025. Vol. 256, p. 114297. DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114297.Lattice Structure Musculoskeletal Robots: Harnessing Programmable Geometric Topology and Anisotropy
SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2025. Vol. 11, num. 29. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.adu9856.Embodied manipulation with past and future morphologies through an open parametric hand design
Science Robotics. 2025. Vol. 10, num. 102. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.ads6437.BabyBot: Robot with infant-like feeding behaviours and developmental oral skills
npj Robotics. 2025. Vol. 3, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s44182-025-00026-3.Spatially distributed biomimetic compliance enables robust anthropomorphic robotic manipulation
Communications Engineering. 2025. Vol. 4, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s44172-025-00407-4.Edible Jumpers Powered by Shell Snapping (Adv. Mater. Technol. 8/2025)
Advanced Materials Technologies. 2025. Vol. 10, num. 8. DOI : 10.1002/admt.202570043.Plant-inspired decentralized controller for robust orientation control of soft robotic manipulators
BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS. 2025. Vol. 20, num. 2. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/adb116.Synergy-based robotic quadruped leveraging passivity for natural intelligence and behavioural diversity
NATURE MACHINE INTELLIGENCE. 2025. Vol. 7, p. 386 – 399. DOI : 10.1038/s42256-025-00988-x.Decoding the Discourse: Analyzing the Linguistic Features and Strategies Behind the Querdenken Movement’s COVID-19 Narrative
HEALTH COMMUNICATION. 2025. DOI : 10.1080/10410236.2025.2469936.Robotic locomotion through active and passive morphological adaptation in extreme outdoor environments
SCIENCE ROBOTICS. 2025. Vol. 10, num. 99. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.adp6419.Editorial: AI-powered musical and entertainment robotics
FRONTIERS IN ROBOTICS AND AI. 2025. Vol. 12. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2025.1572828.Edible Jumpers Powered by Shell Snapping
Advanced Materials Technologies. 2025. Vol. 10, num. 8, p. 2401230. DOI : 10.1002/admt.202401230.Robot-Assisted Measurement of the Critical Micelle Concentration
ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/aisy.202400386.Reliable and robust robotic handling of microplates via computer vision and touch feedback
FRONTIERS IN ROBOTICS AND AI. 2025. Vol. 11. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2024.1462717.A graphical pipeline platform for MRS data processing and analysis: MRSpecLAB
Frontiers in neuroimaging. 2025. Vol. 4. DOI : 10.3389/fnimg.2025.1610658.Programmable Shape-Changing System Through Origami Pop-Up Cells
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2025. Vol. 10, num. 9, p. 9136 – 9143. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2025.3588796.Wavelength-Selective Parallel Sensing of Soft Optical Fibers for Wearable Applications
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2025. p. 1 – 8. DOI : 10.1109/lra.2025.3621970.The 2D-drone swarm, a safe open-source sample transfer system for fully automated laboratories
Digital Discovery. 2025. DOI : 10.1039/d5dd00342c.FLEXIV: Adaptive Locomotion via Morphological Changes in a Flexible Track Vehicle
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 2025. DOI : 10.1109/MRA.2025.3577162.A Survey on Soft Robot Adaptability: Implementations, Applications, and Prospects [Survey]
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 2025. p. 2 – 14. DOI : 10.1109/MRA.2025.3584346.Robotic optimization of powdered beverages leveraging computer vision and Bayesian optimization
Frontiers in robotics and AI. 2025. Vol. 12. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2025.1603729.Enhancing Lift and Dynamic Stability Through Morphological Optimization of Wings for Tailless Flapping-Wing Robots
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2025. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2025.3551548.8-DoFs Cable Driven Parallel Robots for Bimanual Teleoperation
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 2025. p. 1 – 12. DOI : 10.1109/tmech.2025.3610192.Soft Pneumatic Gripper With Interchangeable Fingertips by Using Reversible Polymers: The GraspBerry, a Raspberry Picking Case Study
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 2025. DOI : 10.1109/MRA.2025.3577167.A Versatile Neural Network Configuration Space Planning and Control Strategy for Modular Soft Robot Arms
IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2025. p. 1 – 14. DOI : 10.1109/tro.2025.3582807.Conference Papers
Computing forward statics from tendon-length in flexible-joint hyper-redundant manipulators
2025. 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025-10-19 – 2025-10-25. p. 16287 – 16294. DOI : 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11247715.Towards the Benchmarking of Embodied Sensors for Pose Tracking in Octopus-inspired Robotic Arms
2025. 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025-10-19 – 2025-10-25. p. 13009 – 13016. DOI : 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11246390.Observation of Snails and a Bionic Snail Robot Crawling with Distributed Suction
2025. 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025-10-19 – 2025-10-25. p. 5577 – 5584. DOI : 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11247638.Online Imitation Learning for Manipulation via Decaying Relative Correction through Teleoperation
2025. 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025-10-19 – 2025-10-25. p. 15510 – 15516. DOI : 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11246547.High-fidelity Model and Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Flip Maneuvers of Tailless Flapping-Wing Robots
2025. 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025-10-19 – 2025-10-25. p. 15759 – 15765. DOI : 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11245981.Camera-tracked Soft Underwater Robot Enabling Robust Orientation Control for Maneuverability
2025. 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025-10-19 – 2025-10-25. p. 8394 – 8399. DOI : 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11245825.Control the Soft Robot Arm with its “Physical Twin”
2025. 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, China, 2025-10-19 – 2025-10-25. p. 6891 – 6897. DOI : 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11246354.CAFEs: Cable-Driven Collaborative Floating End-Effectors for Agriculture Applications
2025. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2025-05-19 – 2025-05-23. p. 15225 – 15231. DOI : 10.1109/icra55743.2025.11127592.Dexterous Three-Finger Gripper based on Offset Trimmed Helicoids (OTHs)
2025. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2025-05-19 – 2025-05-23. p. 7865 – 7871. DOI : 10.1109/icra55743.2025.11128534.Octopus-Inspired Swimming Robot with Web-Coupled Multi-Arm Coordination
2025. 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-04-22 – 2025-04-26. p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1109/robosoft63089.2025.11020935.Environmentally-Driven Morphogenesis of Reconfigurable Floating Structures using Markov Models
2025. 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-04-22 – 2025-04-26. p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1109/robosoft63089.2025.11020845.Polynomial Curvature Model for IMU-Based Proprioception in Soft Robotic Manipulators Under External Forces
2025. 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-04-22 – 2025-04-26. p. 1 – 7. DOI : 10.1109/robosoft63089.2025.11020862.Behaviour Range Optimization of the Dexterous Robotic Open Parametric Hand
2025. 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-04-22 – 2025-04-26. p. 1 – 7. DOI : 10.1109/robosoft63089.2025.11020976.Closed-Loop Control and Disturbance Mitigation of an Underwater Multi-Segment Continuum Manipulator
2025. 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-04-22 – 2025-04-26. p. 1 – 7. DOI : 10.1109/robosoft63089.2025.11020896.Determining Feasible Cable Attachment Locations for Cable-Driven-Parallel Robot
2025. 7th International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, HKG, China, 2025-07-08 – 2025-07-11. p. 261 – 273. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-94608-0_21.Improving the Fluency of Robot-Human Interaction Through Embodied Expression of Emotion via Foundation Models
2025. 17th International Workshop on Human Friendly Robotics, Lugano, Switzerland, 2024-09-30 – 2024-10-01. p. 153 – 167. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-81688-8_12.Mod-VSA: A Modular Variable Stiffness Actuator for Multi-fingered Robotic Hands
2025. 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025-04-22 – 2025-04-26. p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1109/robosoft63089.2025.11020906.Reviews
Foundations of Embodied Intelligence for Robotic Systems
Foundations and Trends in Robotics. 2025. Vol. 12, num. 4, p. 350 – 435. DOI : 10.1561/2300000080.A democratized bimodal model of research for soft robotics: Integrating slow and fast science
SCIENCE ROBOTICS. 2025. Vol. 10, num. 99. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.adr2708.Carbon-nanomaterial-enabled terahertz technology
Nature Reviews Physics. 2025. DOI : 10.1038/s42254-025-00851-3.Theses
Interact with Earth Observation Images using AI: Transparent Methods and Evaluation for Visual Question Answering
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025.A Bio-Inspired Learning and Control Framework for Cross-Embodiment and Cross-Task Locomotion
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025.Design, Characterization and Tuning of 1-DOF and 2-DOF Balanced Flexure-Based Horological Oscillators
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025.Design of robotic physical intelligence
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025.(Un)leashed Robots Leverage Environmental Constraints and Compliant Interactions To Explore Extreme Environments
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025.Design, modeling, and optimization of robots exploiting fluid structure interactions
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025.Experimental assessment, design, and control of compliance in dexterous robotic hands
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025.Working Papers
ScaFi: Length-Scalable, Compliant, Parametric Robotic Fish Design for Operation in Multiple Environmental Niches
2025
Programmable somatosensory soft robots
2025
The 2D-drone swarm, a safe open-source sample transfer system for laboratory full automation
2025
A Robotic Hand Surpassing Human Capabilities in Dexterity and Functionality
2025
Patents
Structure of architectured material for a mechatronic manipulator and mechatronic manipulator using the same
WO2025045640; EP4516461.
2025.2024
Journal Articles
Teaching Morphological Computation: A Case Study Using Paper Structures
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 2024. Vol. 1321, num. 1. DOI : 10.1088/1757-899x/1321/1/012011.Morphological computation-Past, present and future
DEVICE. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.device.2024.100439.Soft Robotics: A Route to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Robotics
Soft Robotics. 2024. DOI : 10.1089/soro.2023.0225.Soft Robot Shape Estimation With IMUs Leveraging PCC Kinematics for Drift Filtering
Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2024. Vol. 9, num. 2, p. 1945 – 1952. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2023.3339063.Into the ice: Exploration and data capturing in glacial moulins by a tethered robot
Journal Of Field Robotics. 2024. DOI : 10.1002/rob.22280.Anniversary AI reflections
Nature Machine Intelligence. 2024. Vol. 6, num. 1, p. 6 – 12. DOI : 10.1038/s42256-023-00784-5.Fiber-Optic Force Sensing of Modular Robotic Skin for Remote and Autonomous Robot Control
IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2024. Vol. 40, p. 2373 – 2389. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2024.3378178.Online Hydraulic Stiffness Modulation of a Soft Robotic Fish tail for Improved Thrust and Efficiency
Soft Robotics. 2024. DOI : 10.1089/soro.2024.0030.Exploiting passive behaviours for diverse musical playing using the parametric hand
Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 2024. Vol. 11, p. 1463744. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2024.1463744.Conference Papers
Learning Motion Reconstruction from Demonstration via Multi-Modal Soft Tactile Sensing
2024. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Yokohama, Japan, 2024-05-13 – 2024-05-17. p. 7598 – 7604. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610135.Toward Long-Lasting Large-Scale Soft Robots: The Durability Challenge in Architectured Materials
2024. 7 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, San Diego, United States, 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-17. p. 190 – 196. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10521957.Morphological and Material Programability of a Hall-Effect Based Soft Tactile Sensors
2024. 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), San Diego, CA, USA, April 14-17, 2024. p. 325 – 331. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10521990.Field-evaluated Closed Structure Soft Gripper Enhances the Shelf Life of Harvested Blackberries
2024. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Yokohama, Japan, 2024-05-13 – 2024-05-17. p. 9382 – 9388. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610387.IMU Based Pose Reconstruction and Closed-loop Control for Soft Robotic Arms
2024. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2024-10-14 – 2024-10-18. p. 1847 – 1852. DOI : 10.1109/IROS58592.2024.10802377.Rapid Action Evaluation and Optimization Through Mutual Information Using a Multi-Modal Soft Tactile Sensor
2024. 7 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, San Diego, United States, 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-17. p. 678 – 683. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10521945.Bio-Inspired Robotic Swallowing Simulator
2024. 7 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, San Diego, United States, 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-17. p. 319 – 324. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10522002.Non-Contact Manipulation of Objects in Fluid with Soft Robots Through Behavioral Primitives and Finite State Machine
2024. 7 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, San Diego, United States, 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-17. p. 305 – 310. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10521972.A Study on Pressure Modulation for Biomimetic Fine Manipulation for Soft Robots
2024. 7th IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, San Diego, United States, 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-17. p. 1061 – 1067. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10522017.Soft Sensorised Ventriculoscopy Testbed for Robot Design and Surgical Feedback
2024. 7th IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, San Diego, United States, 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-17. p. 127 – 132. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10522023.A Soft Robot Inverse Kinematics for Virtual Reality
2024. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Yokohama, Japan, 2024-05-13 – 2024-05-17. p. 14957 – 14963. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10611603.Reviews
Soft robotics for farm to fork: applications in agriculture & farming
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2024. Vol. 19, num. 2, p. 021002. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/ad2084.Theses
Investigating neural resource allocation in the sensorimotor control of extra limbs
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024.Gas Sensing with Rotary-Wing Nano Aerial Vehicles
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024.Additively manufactured stretchable zipping electrostatic actuators
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024.Multifunctional Wings and Appendages for Flight, Perching, and Locomotion
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024.Materials science experiments by robotic automation
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024.Working Papers
Robust Anthropomorphic Robotic Manipulation through Biomimetic Distributed Compliance
2024