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Explore insights at the intersection of robotics, optimal control, and mechanically adaptive design. Here, you will find deep dives into compliant actuators, human augmentation, and the challenges of sim-to-real transfer. Whether you are an engineer, researcher, or industry professional, these articles offer valuable insights and thought-provoking discussions to drive advancements in robotics.
Spring-heeled: Concept that could see Usain Bolt rocket to 50mph
Unlocking Speed: The Future of Spring-Driven Running Devices Human mobility has long been shaped by biomechanics and physics, but new research suggests that running speeds could far exceed current records…
Associate Editor at the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
Welcome to the 19th IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2025), the biannual conference on theoretical and experimental issues in the fields of Rehabilitation Robotics and Neuroscience. ICORR covers…
Editor at the IEEE BioRob Conference
The 10th iteration of the IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics – BioRob2024 – represents a collaborative endeavor between two IEEE Societies: Robotics and Automation (RAS) and Engineering…
Area Chair for the 2018 Robotics Science and Systems Conference
The Robotics: Science and Systems (R:SS) conference has a long history of bringing together researchers in all areas of robotics from around the world for an engaging and focused week…
Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund
Dr. Braun was awarded the prestigious MOE AcRF Tier 2 academic research funding by the Singaporean Ministry of Education. The three years project (2017-2020) will support Dr. Braun in developing…
Running Shoe with Programmable Spring
Speed records have a strange, primal allure. If an angry elephant is chasing you, would you be fast enough to escape? What about a bear or a black mamba? In…
Keynote at 2020 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop
Compliant Actuation for Human Performance Augmentation One way to imagine human augmentation is to consider an energetically active robot that supplements muscle power with external energy. Another way to imagine…
Invited Speaker at the ICRA 2017 Workshop: Mechanics of Human Locomotion and the Development of Wearable Robotic Systems
Towards an Analytical Theory of Variable Stiffness Actuator Design While state-of-the-art compliantly actuated robots are able to achieve previously unprecedented agility, robustness, and adaptability, they operate with low efficiency. Energy-efficient compliant actuators are missing ingredients, and key…
Invited Speaker at the ICRA 2017 Workshop: Recent Advances in Dynamics for Industrial Applications
Constrained Optimization for Robot Control Application The benefit of using dynamic optimization for the control of industrial robots has been recognized by the robotics community. However, many of the methods…
Scientific Program Co-Chair of the International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
The IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2015) is a biennial conference addressing theoretical and experimental issues in the fields of rehabilitation robotics and neuroscience applied to healthcare. In…