https://davidbraunrobotics.com/news/Articles by David Braun on robotics research: dynamics, optimal control, and mechanically adaptive machines.enhttps://davidbraunrobotics.com/bridging-science-and-vision/https://davidbraunrobotics.com/bridging-science-and-vision/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000How fundamental research in dynamics and optimization becomes real-world robotics: the path from scientific discovery to machines people use.https://davidbraunrobotics.com/high-tech-robot-boots-human-locomotion/https://davidbraunrobotics.com/high-tech-robot-boots-human-locomotion/Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000Spring-driven robot boots could let runners supply energy in the air, not only on the ground. A Science Advances study predicts running 50% faster.https://davidbraunrobotics.com/mechanically-adaptive-robotics/https://davidbraunrobotics.com/mechanically-adaptive-robotics/Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000NSF CAREER Award research on programmable springs: robots and wearable devices that adapt their mechanics to do more with the same energy.https://davidbraunrobotics.com/real-time-optimal-control-robots/https://davidbraunrobotics.com/real-time-optimal-control-robots/Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000Optimal control by experiment closes the sim-to-real gap: robots improve their motion on the real machine, half model-based and half data-driven.https://davidbraunrobotics.com/optimal-control-compliant-robots/https://davidbraunrobotics.com/optimal-control-compliant-robots/Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000Optimal control of compliant robots under physical limits; 2013 King-Sun Fu Memorial IEEE Transactions on Robotics Best Paper Award.