Robotics

Robotics is shifting from rigid machines to adaptable, resilient systems capable of safe interaction with humans and complex environments. Soft robotics, robotic materials, and advanced mechanism design enable robots with compliant, tunable, and bio-inspired structures that better integrate with the physical world. By leveraging programmable materials and physics-based modeling, we can create robots with enhanced adaptability and functionality. This research has broad implications for medical devices, wearable assistive systems, and autonomous exploration, pushing the boundaries of how robots interact with and navigate their surroundings.

A Topology Optimization Approach for Designing Robotic Skins

ToRoS: A Topology Optimization Approach for Designing Robotic Skins

J. Montes, R. Hinchet, S. Coros, B. Thomaszewski

ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2023)

Compliant Mechanisms

A Computational Design Tool for Compliant Mechanisms

V. Megaro, J. Zehnder, M. Bächer, S. Coros, M. Gross, B. Thomaszewski

ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH 2017)

PDF Video Project

Optimization-Based Gait Design

Interactive Design of 3D-Printable Robotic Creatures

V. Megaro, B. Thomaszewski, M. Nitti, O. Hilliges, M. Gross, S. Coros

ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2015)

PDF Video Project

Synergies between Wheels and Legs

Skaterbots: Optimization-based design and motion synthesis for robotic creatures with legs and wheels

M. Geilinger, R. Poranne, R. Desai, B. Thomaszewski, S. Coros

ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH 2018)