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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Belgium
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
18227
World Ranking
438
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Bram Vanderborght is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and has an extensive publication record in the field of engineering, with a particular emphasis on biomedical engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including control and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, polymers and plastics, and social psychology.

The primary topics of their research include:

  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence

Vanderborght has contributed to frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Sensors
  • IEEE Sensors Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vanderborght include:

  • "A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics", 2021, Materials Today
  • "Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis", 2021, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • "Processing of Self-Healing Polymers for Soft Robotics", 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "A Review of Gait Phase Detection Algorithms for Lower Limb Prostheses", 2020, Sensors
  • "An industrial exoskeleton user acceptance framework based on a literature review of empirical studies", 2021, Applied Ergonomics

Among frequent collaborators are Seppe Terryn, Joost Brancart, Guy Van Assche, Tom Verstraten, and Ellen Roels, reflecting a range of ongoing partnerships that span interdisciplinary research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Variable impedance actuators: A review

    B. Vanderborght;A. Albu-Schaeffer;A. Bicchi;A. Bicchi;E. Burdet

  • Compliant actuator designs

    R. Ham;T. Sugar;B. Vanderborght;K. Hollander

  • Self-healing soft pneumatic robots

    Seppe Terryn;Joost Brancart;Dirk Lefeber;Guy Van Assche

  • MACCEPA, the mechanically adjustable compliance and controllable equilibrium position actuator: Design and implementation in a biped robot

    Ronald Van Ham;Bram Vanderborght;Michaël Van Damme;Björn Verrelst

  • Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components

    Sebastian Wolf;Giorgio Grioli;Oliver Eiberger;Werner Friedl

  • A compact soft actuator unit for small scale human friendly robots

    N.G. Tsagarakis;Matteo Laffranchi;Bram Vanderborght;D.G. Caldwell

  • A review on self-healing polymers for soft robotics

    Seppe Terryn;Jakob Langenbach;Ellen Roels;Joost Brancart

  • A novel actuator with adjustable stiffness (AwAS)

    Amir Jafari;Nikos G. Tsagarakis;Bram Vanderborght;Darwin G. Caldwell

  • Using the social robot probo as a social story telling agent for children with ASD

    Bram Vanderborght;Ramona Simut;Jelle Saldien;Cristina Pop

  • A Survey of Expectations About the Role of Robots in Robot-Assisted Therapy for Children with ASD: Ethical Acceptability, Trust, Sociability, Appearance, and Attachment

    Mark Coeckelbergh;Cristina Pop;Ramona Simut;Andreea Peca

  • The Pneumatic Biped “Lucy” Actuated with Pleated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

    Björn Verrelst;Ronald Van Ham;Bram Vanderborght;Frank Daerden

  • Variable stiffness actuators: The user's point of view

    Giorgio Grioli;Sebastian Wolf;Manolo Garabini;Manuel Catalano

  • Lock Your Robot: A Review of Locking Devices in Robotics

    Michiel Plooij;Glenn Mathijssen;Pierre Cherelle;Dirk Lefeber

  • Exploiting Natural Dynamics to Reduce Energy Consumption by Controlling the Compliance of Soft Actuators

    Bram Vanderborght;Björn Verrelst;Ronald Van Ham;Michaël Van Damme

  • Passive Back Support Exoskeleton Improves Range of Motion Using Flexible Beams.

    Matthias B. Näf;Axel S. Koopman;Saskia Baltrusch;Carlos Rodriguez-Guerrero

  • Design and Validation of the Ankle Mimicking Prosthetic (AMP-) Foot 2.0

    Pierre Cherelle;Victor Grosu;Arnout Matthys;Bram Vanderborght

  • Expressing Emotions with the Social Robot Probo

    Jelle Saldien;Kristof Goris;Bram Vanderborght;Johan Vanderfaeillie

  • Robot-assisted therapy for autism spectrum disorders with (partially) autonomous control: Challenges and outlook

    Serge Thill;Cristina A Pop;Tony Belpaeme;Tom Ziemke

  • Comparison of Mechanical Design and Energy Consumption of Adaptable, Passive-compliant Actuators

    Bram Vanderborght;Ronald Van Ham;Dirk Lefeber;Thomas G. Sugar

  • MACCEPA 2.0: Adjustable compliant actuator with stiffening characteristic for energy efficient hopping

    Bram Vanderborght;Nikos G. Tsagarakis;Claudio Semini;Ronald Van Ham

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Lefeber
Dirk Lefeber Radboud University
Darwin G. Caldwell
Darwin G. Caldwell Italian Institute of Technology
Daniel David
Daniel David Babeș-Bolyai University
Nikos G. Tsagarakis
Nikos G. Tsagarakis Italian Institute of Technology
Antonio Bicchi
Antonio Bicchi Italian Institute of Technology
Tony Belpaeme
Tony Belpaeme Ghent University
Nicola Vitiello
Nicola Vitiello Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Manuel G. Catalano
Manuel G. Catalano Italian Institute of Technology
Romain Meeusen
Romain Meeusen Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Honghai Liu
Honghai Liu University of Portsmouth

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