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PUBLICATIONS

JOURNALS
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Design and Prototyping of a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for At-Home Upper Extremity Rehabilitation

S. Forbrigger, S. Mohyaddin, A. Rashvand, A. Jerabek, M. A. Robertson, V. DePaul, K. Hashtrudi-Zaad

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics (TMRB)​, Accepted February 2025

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New soft robots really suck: Vacuum-powered systems empower diverse capabilities

MA Robertson, J Paik

Science Robotics 2 (9)

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Soft pneumatic actuator fascicles for high force and reliability

MA Robertson, H Sadeghi, JM Florez, J Paik

Soft robotics 4 (1), 23-32

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A compact modular soft surface with reconfigurable shape and stiffness

MA Robertson, M Murakami, W Felt, J Paik

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 24 (1), 16-24

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Jammjoint: A variable stiffness device based on granular jamming for wearable joint support.

S Hauser, M Robertson, A Ijspeert, J Paik

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2 (2), 849-855

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Design and computational modeling of a modular, compliant robotic assembly for human lumbar unit and spinal cord assistance

G Agarwal, MA Robertson, H Sonar, J Paik

Scientific reports 7 (1), 1-11

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RoboScallop: a bivalve inspired swimming robot.

MA Robertson, F Efremov, J Paik.

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 4 (2), 2078-2085

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Soft pneumatic actuator-driven origami-inspired modular robotic “pneumagami”

MA Robertson, OC Kara, J Paik

The International Journal of Robotics Research, 0278364920909905

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PATENTS

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Modular Multi-Phase Actuator for Reconfigurable Mechanical Power Amplification

B Hagen, MA Robertson

US Patent Application No. 18/885,091. (pending) Submitted September 2024

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CONFERENCES

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Vibrotactile Haptics with Soft Magnetoresponsive Surface Interface

E. Rimer, K. Hashtrudi-Zaad, Matthew A. Robertson

2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, GA, USA

 

Bistable SMA-driven engine for pulse-jet locomotion in soft aquatic robots

G. Bedenik, A. Morales, S. Pieris, B. da Silva, J. Kurelek, M. Greeff, and M. A. Robertson

2025 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Design and development of a novel soft valve and energy-storage

M. Habib, M. A. Robertson

2025 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Demonstration: Underactuated locomotion in self-assembling modular systems via clutch-controlled mechanical multiplexing

D. Pereira, C. Mackinnon, M. A. Robertson

2024 17th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS'24), New York City, NY, USA

 

Demonstration: bistable SMA-driven engine for pulse-jet locomotion in soft aquatic robots

G. Bedenik, A. Morales, M. Greeff, and M. A. Robertson

2024 17th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS'24),  New York City, NY, USA

 

A needle biopsy inspired microcatheter for rapid tissue mechanical measurement

Z. Wang, S. A. R. Bukhari, D. Li, M. A. Robertson, Y. J. Lai, X. Wang.

2024 28th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS),  Montreal, Canada

 

Ferrofluid-based soft electromagnetic actuator (WIP)

E. Rimer, K. Hashtrudi-Zaad, M. A. Robertson

2024 Eurohaptics

 

FlipWalker: a somersaulting mobile robot based on a weird ancient toy

P. Tan, M. A. Robertson

2021 Dynamic Walking Conference, Virtual

 

Linear bristle actuators for robotics

M. A. Robertson, Q. Li.

2020 Dynamic Walking Conference, Virtual (Poconos, PA, US)

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Bi-modal control of vacuum-powered soft pneumatic actuators with embedded liquid metal-based strain sensitive skin

MA Robertson, L Dejace, SP Lacour, J Paik

2019 2nd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 217-221

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Modeling vacuum bellows soft pneumatic actuators with optimal mechanical performance

W Felt, MA Robertson, J Paik

2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 534-540

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Low-inertia vacuum-powered soft pneumatic actuator coil characterization and design methodology.

MA Robertson, J Paik

2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 431-436

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Practical control methods for vacuum driven soft actuator modules.

MA Robertson, J Paik

2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp.1224-1229

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A low-cost, actuated passive dynamic walker kit for accessible research and education

MA Robertson, J Paik, A Ijspeert, A Wu

2017 Dynamic Walking Conference

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Trunk postural tracking of assistive soft pneumatic actuator belt.

MA Robertson, J Paik

2016 Dynamic Walking Conference

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