Publications

2024

Journal Articles

Soft Robotics: A Route to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Robotics

S. Aracri; J. Hughes; C. Della Santina; J. Jovanova; S. Hoh et al. 

Soft Robotics. 2024. DOI : 10.1089/soro.2023.0225.

Soft Robot Shape Estimation With IMUs Leveraging PCC Kinematics for Drift Filtering

F. Stella; C. Della Santina; J. Hughes 

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

M. Polzin; J. Hughes 

Journal Of Field Robotics. 2024. DOI : 10.1002/rob.22280.

Fiber-Optic Force Sensing of Modular Robotic Skin for Remote and Autonomous Robot Control

S. Lee; J. I. Kim; Y. Baek; D. Chang; J. Lee et al. 

IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2024. Vol. 40, p. 2373 – 2389. DOI : 10.1109/TRO.2024.3378178.

Anniversary AI reflections

N. Ferruz; M. Zitnik; P-Y. Oudeyer; E. Hine; N. Sengupta et al. 

Nature Machine Intelligence. 2024. Vol. 6, num. 1, p. 6 – 12. DOI : 10.1038/s42256-023-00784-5.

Conference Papers

Morphological and Material Programability of a Hall-Effect Based Soft Tactile Sensors

S. Lee; J. Hughes 

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.

Reviews

Soft robotics for farm to fork: applications in agriculture & farming

C. Armanini; K. Junge; P. Johnson; C. Whitfield; F. Renda et al. 

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

G. Dominijanni / S. Micera; S. Shokur (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Gas Sensing with Rotary-Wing Nano Aerial Vehicles

C. Ercolani / A. Martinoli (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Additively manufactured stretchable zipping electrostatic actuators

G. Grasso / H. Shea; S. Rosset (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Multifunctional Wings and Appendages for Flight, Perching, and Locomotion

M. Askari / D. Floreano (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Materials science experiments by robotic automation

V. Scamarcio / F. Stellacci; J. Hughes (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Journal Articles

Soft Bending Actuator With Fiber-Jamming Variable Stiffness and Fiber-Optic Proprioception

J. Kang; S. Lee; Y-L. Park 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 11, p. 7344 – 7351. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2023.3316075.

Non-contact robotic manipulation of floating objects: exploiting emergent limit cycles

S. Jacquart; N. Obayashi; J. Hughes 

Frontiers In Robotics And Ai. 2023. Vol. 10, p. 1267019. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2023.1267019.

A Provably Stable Iterative Learning Controller for Continuum Soft Robots

M. Pierallini; F. Stella; F. Angelini; B. Deutschmann; J. Hughes et al. 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 10, p. 6427 – 6434. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2023.3307007.

4D printing of Metal-Reinforced double network granular hydrogels

M. Hirsch; L. D’Onofrio; Q. Guan; J. Hughes; E. Amstad 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023. Vol. 473, p. 145433. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2023.145433.

Environmental Adaptability of Legged Robots with Cutaneous Inflation and Sensation

T. Kim; S. Lee; S. Chang; S. Hwang; Y-L. Park 

Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2023. DOI : 10.1002/aisy.202300172.

Special issue on robotics technology for agriculture

T. Fukao; J. Hughes; K. Hosoda 

Advanced Robotics. 2023. Vol. 37, num. 15, p. 959 – 959. DOI : 10.1080/01691864.2023.2241210.

Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes

M. Polzin; J. Hughes 

Advanced Robotics. 2023. DOI : 10.1080/01691864.2023.2229901.

How can LLMs transform the robotic design process?

F. Stella; C. Della Santina; J. Hughes 

Nature Machine Intelligence. 2023. DOI : 10.1038/s42256-023-00669-7.

Prescribing Cartesian Stiffness of Soft Robots by Co-Optimization of Shape and Segment-Level Stiffness

F. Stella; J. Hughes; D. Rus; C. Della Santina 

Soft Robotics. 2023. DOI : 10.1089/soro.2022.0025.

Exploration of the Design of Spiderweb-Inspired Structures for Vibration-Driven Sensing

M. Naderinejad; K. Junge; J. Hughes 

Biomimetics. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 111. DOI : 10.3390/biomimetics8010111.

Control and Morphology Optimization of Passive Asymmetric Structures for Robotic Swimming

N. Obayashi; A. Vicari; K. Junge; K. Shakir; J. Hughes 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters. 2023. Vol. 8, num. 3, p. 1495 – 1500. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2023.3240334.

Exploration-based model learning with self-attention for risk-sensitive robot control

D. Kim; S. Lee; T. H. Hong; Y-L. Park 

npj Robotics. 2023. Vol. 1, num. 7. DOI : 10.1038/s44182-023-00006-5.

Conference Papers

Heading for the Abyss: Control Strategies for Exploiting Swinging of a Descending Tethered Aerial Robot

M. Polzin; F. Centamori; J. Hughes 

2023. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, UK, May 29 – June 2, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10160347.

A multi-material robotic finger with integrated proprioceptive and tactile capabilities produced with a circular process

A. Georgopoulou; S. Hamelryckx; K. Junge; L. M. Eckey; S. Rogler et al. 

2023. IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Singapore, SINGAPORE, Apr 03-07, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOSOFT55895.2023.10122054.

Accessible Soft Robotics Education with Re-configurable Balloon Robots

Y-S. Wu; K. D. Gilday; J. Hughes 

2023. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, OCT 01-05, 2023. p. 8331 – 8336. DOI : 10.1109/IROS55552.2023.10342299.

Piecewise Affine Curvature model: a reduced-order model for soft robot-environment interaction beyond PCC

F. Stella; Q. Guan; C. Della Santina; J. Hughes 

2023. IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Singapore, SINGAPORE, Apr 03-07, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOSOFT55895.2023.10121939.

Smell Driven Navigation for Soft Robotic Arms: Artificial Nose and Control

F. Pique; F. Stella; J. Hughes; E. Falotico; C. Della Santina 

2023. IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Singapore, SINGAPORE, Apr 03-07, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOSOFT55895.2023.10122116.

Proprioceptive Sensing of Soft Tentacles with Model Based Reconstruction for Controller Optimization

A. Vicari; N. Obayashi; F. Stella; G. Raynaud; K. Mulleners et al. 

2023. Robosoft 2023 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics, Singapore, April 3-7, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft55895.2023.10121999.

Reviews

The science of soft robot design: A review of motivations, methods and enabling technologies

F. Stella; J. Hughes 

Frontiers In Robotics And Ai. 2023. Vol. 9, p. 1059026. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2022.1059026.

Theses

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. 

Controlling the Microstructure and Composition of 3D Printed Soft Load-Bearing Hydrogels

M. Hirsch / E. Amstad (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Posters

Exploring Dynamically Controlled Frisbee Throws Using a Highly Compliant Robotic Arm

K. Junge; J. Hughes 

Robosoft 2023 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics, Singapore, April 3-7, 2023.

2022

Journal Articles

Bioinspired Soft Bendable Peristaltic Pump Exploiting Ballooning for High Volume Throughput

L. Costi; J. Hughes; J. Biggins; F. Iida 

Ieee Transactions On Medical Robotics And Bionics. 2022. Vol. 4, num. 3, p. 570 – 577. DOI : 10.1109/TMRB.2022.3192763.

Scalable Fabrication and Actuation of a Human Inspired Hand Through 3D Printed Flexures and Combinatorial Actuation

C. Bosio; K. Junge; J. Hughes 

Frontiers In Robotics And Ai. 2022. Vol. 9, p. 878111. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2022.878111.

Morphological Sensitivity and Falling Behavior of Paper V-Shapes

T. Howison; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Artificial Life. 2022. Vol. 27, num. 3-4, p. 204 – 219. DOI : 10.1162/artl_a_00340.

Sensing, Actuating, and Interacting Through Passive Body Dynamics: A Framework for Soft Robotic Hand Design

K. Gilday; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Soft Robotics. 2022. DOI : 10.1089/soro.2021.0077.

A Wearable Smart Glove and Its Application of Pose and Gesture Detection to Sign Language Classification

J. DelPreto; J. Hughes; M. D’Aria; M. de Fazio; D. Rus 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2022. Vol. 7, num. 4, p. 10589 – 10596. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2022.3191232.

Controlling Maneuverability of a Bio-Inspired Swimming Robot Through Morphological Transformation

K. Junge; N. Obayashi; F. Stella; C. Della Santina; J. Hughes 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 2022. Vol. 29, num. 4, p. 78 – 91. DOI : 10.1109/MRA.2022.3198821.

A comparison of approaches for including connectivity in systematic conservation planning

J. O. Hanson; J. Vincent; R. Schuster; L. Fahrig; A. Brennan et al. 

Journal of Applied Ecology. 2022. Vol. 59, num. 10, p. 2507 – 2519. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2664.14251.

Robotic automation and unsupervised cluster assisted modeling for solving the forward and reverse design problem of paper airplanes

N. Obayashi; K. Junge; S. Ilic; J. Hughes 

Scientific Reports. 2022. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 4212. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-023-31395-0.

An experimental validation of the polynomial curvature model: identification and optimal control of a soft underwater tentacle

F. Stella; N. Obayashi; C. Della Santina; J. Hughes 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2022. Vol. 7, num. 4, p. 11410 – 11417. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2022.3192887.

Building a bridge to Robot CoSpace

M. Shimizu; F. P. Aghababa; A. Kabiri; J. Hughes; A. Visser 

2022. 

Action augmentation of tactile perception for soft-body palpation

L. Scimeca; J. Hughes; P. Maiolino; L. He; T. Nanayakkara et al. 

Soft Robotics. 2022. Vol. 9, num. 2, p. 280 – 292. DOI : 10.1089/soro.2020.0129.

Conference Papers

Leveraging Embodied Intelligence for Dexterous Robotic Manipulators Through Iterative Co-design

K. Junge; J. Hughes 

2022. International Workshop on Embodied Intelligence, Online, Mars 24-26, 2021. DOI : 10.1088/1757-899X/1261/1/012009.

Exploration of Human-Robot Collaboration Methods for Iterative Design Optimization of Paper Airplanes

N. Obayashi; K. Junge; J. Hughes 

2022. International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics (HFR), Delft, The Netherlands, September 22-23, 2022. p. 131 – 145. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-22731-8_10.

Soft Passive Swimmer Optimization: From Simulation to Reality Using Data-Driven Transformation

N. Obayashi; C. Bosio; J. Hughes 

2022. 5th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2022), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, April 4-8, 2022. p. 328 – 333. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft54090.2022.9762148.

Complexity and Similarity Metrics for Unsupervised Identification of Programming Methods for Robot Cooking Tasks

S. Ilic; J. Hughes 

2022. 15th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics (HFR), Delft, Netherlands, Septembre 22-23, 2022. p. 61 – 73. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-22731-8_5.

Bio-inspired Reflex System for Learning Visual Information for Resilient Robotic Manipulation

K. Junge; K. Qiu; J. Hughes 

2022. IROS 2022 Kyoto – The 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Kyoto, Japan, October 23-27, 2022. DOI : 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981310.

Automatic Co-Design of Aerial Robots Using a Graph Grammar

A. Zhao; T. Du; J. Xu; J. Hughes; J. Salazar et al. 

2022. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, JAPAN, Oct 23-27, 2022. p. 11260 – 11267. DOI : 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9982013.

Data-driven Simulation Framework for Expressive Piano Playing by Anthropomorphic Hand with Variable Passive Properties

H. Wang; T. Howison; J. Hughes; A. Abdulali; F. Iida 

2022. 2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). p. 300 – 305. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft54090.2022.9762138.

Simulation and Fabrication of Soft Robots with Embedded Skeletons

J. M. Bern; F. Zargarbashi; A. Zhang; J. Hughes; D. Rus 

2022. 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). p. 5205 – 5211. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA46639.2022.9811844.

Theses

Advancing the Adaptability of Compliant Robot Controllers for Exploration, Interaction, and Manipulation

F. Khadivar / A. Billard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Posters

Piecewise Affine Curvature model: a reduced-order model for soft robot-environment interaction beyond PCC

F. Stella; Q. Guan; J. Leng; C. Della Santina; J. Hughes 

Robosoft 2023 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics, Singapore, April 3-7, 2023.

Talks

Soft Sensorized Physical Twin for Harvesting Raspberries

K. Junge; J. Hughes 

5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2022), Edinburgh, Scotland, April 4-8, 2022.

2021

Journal Articles

Bridging the divide between ecological forecasts and environmental decision making

K. Bodner; C. Rauen Firkowski; J. R. Bennett; C. Brookson; M. Dietze et al. 

Ecosphere. 2021. Vol. 12, num. 12, p. e03869. DOI : 10.1002/ecs2.3869.

Underwater soft robot modeling and control with differentiable simulation

T. Du; J. Hughes; S. Wah; W. Matusik; D. Rus 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2021. Vol. 6, num. 3, p. 4994 – 5001. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2021.3070305.

Wrist-driven passive grasping: interaction-based trajectory adaption with a compliant anthropomorphic hand

K. Gilday; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2021. Vol. 16, num. 2, p. 26024. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/abe345.

Online morphological adaptation for tactile sensing augmentation

J. Hughes; L. Scimeca; P. Maiolino; F. Iida 

Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 2021. Vol. 8. DOI : 10.3389/frobt.2021.665030.

Soft self-healing fluidic tactile sensors with damage detection and localization abilities

T. George Thuruthel; A. W. Bosman; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Sensors. 2021. Vol. 21, num. 24, p. 8284. DOI : 10.3390/s21248284.

3D printable sensorized soft gelatin hydrogel for multi-material soft structures

D. Hardman; J. Hughes; T. G. Thuruthel; K. Gilday; F. Iida 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2021. Vol. 6, num. 3, p. 5269 – 5275. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2021.3072600.

Compliant Sensorized Testing Device to Provide a Model-Based Estimation of the Cooking Time of Vegetables

G. Sochacki; F. Iida; J. Hughes 

2021. DOI : 10.17863/CAM.66275.

Reality-assisted evolution of soft robots through large-scale physical experimentation: a review

T. Howison; S. Hauser; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Artificial Life. 2021. Vol. 26, num. 4, p. 484 – 506. DOI : 10.1162/artl_a_00330.

Using redundant and disjoint time-variant soft robotic sensors for accurate static state estimation

T. G. Thuruthel; J. Hughes; A. Georgopoulou; F. Clemens; F. Iida 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2021. Vol. 6, num. 2, p. 2099 – 2105. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2021.3061399.

Conference Papers

Sensing soft robot shape using imus: An experimental investigation

J. Hughes; F. Stella; C. D. Santina; D. Rus 

2021. International Symposium on Experimental Robotics. p. 543 – 552. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-71151-1_48.

Closed-Loop Robotic Cooking of Scrambled Eggs with a Salinity-based ‘Taste’Sensor

G. Sochacki; J. Hughes; S. Hauser; F. Iida 

2021. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), ELECTR NETWORK, SEP 27-OCT 01, 2021. p. 594 – 600. DOI : 10.1109/IROS51168.2021.9636750.

Jamming joints for stiffness and posture control with an anthropomorphic hand

K. Gilday; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2021. 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). p. 134 – 140. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft51838.2021.9479352.

Detangling hair using feedback-driven robotic brushing

J. Hughes; T. Plumb-Reyes; N. Charles; L. Mahadevan; D. Rus 

2021. 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). p. 487 – 494. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft51838.2021.9479221.

Bioinspired soft bendable peristaltic pump exploiting ballooning for high volume throughput

L. Costi; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2021. 2021 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR). p. 1 – 6. DOI : 10.1109/ICAR53236.2021.9659323.

Patents

Wearable glove with hybrid resistive-pressure sensors

W. Matusik; D. L. Rus; A. Spielberg; J. A. E. HUGHES; G. Chang et al. 

US11625096; US2021373663.

2021.

2020

Journal Articles

Improving robotic cooking using batch bayesian optimization

K. Junge; J. Hughes; T. G. Thuruthel; F. Iida 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2020. Vol. 5, num. 2, p. 760 – 765. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2020.2965418.

A field-tested robotic harvesting system for iceberg lettuce

S. Birrell; J. Hughes; J. Y. Cai; F. Iida 

Journal of Field Robotics. 2020. Vol. 37, num. 2, p. 225 – 245. DOI : 10.1002/rob.21888.

RoboGrammar: graph grammar for terrain-optimized robot design

A. Zhao; J. Xu; M. Konaković-Luković; J. Hughes; A. Spielberg et al. 

ACM Transactions on Graphics. 2020. Vol. 39, num. 6, p. 188:1 – 188:16. DOI : 10.1145/3414685.3417831.

Large-scale automated investigation of free-falling paper shapes via iterative physical experimentation

T. Howison; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Nature Machine Intelligence. 2020. Vol. 2, num. 1, p. 68 – 75. DOI : 10.1038/s42256-019-0135-z.

Flexible, adaptive industrial assembly: driving innovation through competition

J. Hughes; K. Gilday; L. Scimeca; S. Garg; F. Iida 

Intelligent Service Robotics. 2020. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 169 – 178. DOI : 10.1007/s11370-019-00292-9.

A Simple, Inexpensive, Wearable Glove with Hybrid Resistive-Pressure Sensors for Computational Sensing, Proprioception, and Task Identification

J. Hughes; A. Spielberg; M. Chounlakone; G. Chang; W. Matusik et al. 

Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2020. Vol. 2, num. 6, p. 2000002. DOI : 10.1002/aisy.202000002.

Joint entropy-based morphology optimization of soft strain sensor networks for functional robustness

T. G. Thuruthel; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

IEEE Sensors Journal. 2020. Vol. 20, num. 18, p. 10801 – 10810. DOI : 10.1109/JSEN.2020.2995237.

Conference Papers

Extensible High Force Manipulator For Complex Exploration

J. Hughes; C. D. Santina; D. Rus 

2020. 2020 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), New Haven, CT, JUL 15, 2020. p. 733 – 739. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft48309.2020.9116024.

Mechanically programmable, degradable & ingestible soft actuators

J. Hughes; D. Rus 

2020. 2020 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), New Haven, CT, JUL 15, 2020. p. 836 – 843. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft48309.2020.9116001.

Morphologically programming the interactions of V-shaped falling papers

T. Howison; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2020. ALIFE 2020: The 2020 Conference on Artificial Life. p. 359 – 366. DOI : 10.1162/isal_a_00306.

Real World Bayesian Optimization Using Robots to Clean Liquid Spills

I. Voysey; J. Hughes; T. G. Thuruthel; K. Gilday; F. Iida 

2020. Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. p. 196 – 208. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-63486-5_22.

Sensorization of a continuum body gripper for high force and delicate object grasping

J. Hughes; S. Li; D. Rus 

2020. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), ELECTR NETWORK, MAY 31-JUN 15, 2020. p. 6913 – 6919. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA40945.2020.9196603.

Sensorized phantom for characterizing large area deformation of soft bodies for medical applications

J. Hughes; P. Maiolino; T. Nanayakkara; F. Iida 

2020. 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), New Haven, CT, JUL 15, 2020. p. 278 – 284. DOI : 10.1109/RoboSoft48309.2020.9115971.

2019

Journal Articles

Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective

G. Blöschl; M. F. Bierkens; A. Chambel; C. Cudennec; G. Destouni et al. 

Hydrological Sciences Journal. 2019. Vol. 64, num. 10, p. 1141 – 1158. DOI : 10.1080/02626667.2019.1620507.

Model-free soft-structure reconstruction for proprioception using tactile arrays

L. Scimeca; J. Hughes; P. Maiolino; F. Iida 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2019. Vol. 4, num. 3, p. 2479 – 2484. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2019.2906548.

A review of robot rescue simulation platforms for robotics education

J. Hughes; M. Shimizu; A. Visser 

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2019. Vol. 11531, p. 86 – 98. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-35699-6_7.

A proposal on more advanced Robot Rescue Simulation challenges for Robotics Education

J. Hughes; F. P. Aghababa; A. Kabiri; M. Shimizu; A. Visser 

2019. 

Conference Papers

Gel-Based Soft Interfaces for Fastener Manipulation in Robotic Agile Assembly

K. Gilday; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2019. 2019 2nd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Seoul, SOUTH KOREA, APR 14-18, 2019. p. 155 – 160. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2019.8722738.

Theses

Bio-inspired soft robotic systems: Exploiting environmental interactions using embodied mechanics and sensory coordination

J. A. E. Hughes 

University of Cambridge, 2019. 

2018

Journal Articles

Tactile sensing applied to the universal gripper using conductive thermoplastic elastomer

J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Soft Robotics. 2018. Vol. 5, num. 5, p. 512 – 526. DOI : 10.1089/soro.2017.0089.

An anthropomorphic soft skeleton hand exploiting conditional models for piano playing

J. A. E. Hughes; P. Maiolino; F. Iida 

Science Robotics. 2018. Vol. 3, num. 25, p. eaau3098. DOI : 10.1126/scirobotics.aau3098.

Physics driven behavioural clustering of free-falling paper shapes

T. Howison; J. Hughes; F. Giardina; F. Iida 

PloS one. 2018. Vol. 14, num. 6, p. e0217997. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0217997.

Multi-functional soft strain sensors for wearable physiological monitoring

J. Hughes; F. Iida 

Sensors. 2018. Vol. 18, num. 11, p. 3822. DOI : 10.3390/s18113822.

Achieving robotically peeled lettuce

J. Hughes; L. Scimeca; I. Ifrim; P. Maiolino; F. Iida 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2018. Vol. 3, num. 4, p. 4337 – 4342. DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2018.2855043.

Conference Papers

Data Synthesization for Classification in Autonomous Robotic Grasping System Using ‘Catalogue’-Style Images

M. Cheah; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2018. Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. p. 40 – 51. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-96728-8_4.

Tack and deformation based sensorised gripping using conductive hot melt adhesive

J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2018. 1st IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Livorno, ITALY, APR 24-28, 2018. p. 553 – 558. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2018.8405384.

Achieving flexible assembly using autonomous robotic systems

K. Gilday; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2018. 2018 25th IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, SPAIN, OCT 01-05, 2018. p. 1 – 9. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2018.8593852.

2017

Conference Papers

Real-world, real-time robotic grasping with convolutional neural networks

J. Watson; J. Hughes; F. Iida 

2017. 18th Annual Conference on Towards Autonomous Robotics (TAROS), Univ Surrey, Guildford, ENGLAND, JUL 19-21, 2017. p. 617 – 626. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-64107-2_50.

Design principles for soft-rigid hybrid manipulators

U. Culha; J. Hughes; A. Rosendo; F. Giardina; F. Iida 

2017. Soft Robotics Week – Trends, Applications and Challenges, Livorno, ITALY, APR 25-30, 2016. p. 87 – 94. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-46460-2_11.