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D-Index
48
Citations
8209
World Ranking
1302
National Ranking
523

Overview

Elliot W. Hawkes is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Engineering, encompassing multiple specialized subfields that include Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, and Plant Science.

Their work focuses on a range of main topics, notably Soft Robotics and Applications, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Micro and Nano Robotics, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Robot Manipulation and Learning, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms.

Recent publications by Elliot W. Hawkes include:

  • "Controlling subterranean forces enables a fast, steerable, burrowing soft robot," 2021, Science Robotics
  • "Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges," 2021, Géotechnique
  • "Fluidic Fabric Muscle Sheets for Wearable and Soft Robotics," 2020, Soft Robotics
  • "An untethered isoperimetric soft robot," 2020, Science Robotics
  • "Hard questions for soft robotics," 2021, Science Robotics

The venues where Elliot W. Hawkes frequently publishes include arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Science Robotics, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, and IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics.

Their collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, notably Nicholas D. Naclerio, Allison M. Okamura, Charles Xiao, Yon Visell, and Daniel I. Goldman.

Best Publications

  • A soft robot that navigates its environment through growth.

    Elliot W. Hawkes;Elliot W. Hawkes;Laura H. Blumenschein;Joseph D. Greer;Allison M. Okamura

  • Programmable matter by folding

    E. Hawkes;B. An;N. M. Benbernou;H. Tanaka

  • A robotic device using gecko-inspired adhesives can grasp and manipulate large objects in microgravity

    Hao Jiang;Elliot. W. Hawkes;Christine Fuller;Matthew A. Estrada

  • Wolverine: A wearable haptic interface for grasping in virtual reality

    Inrak Choi;Elliot W. Hawkes;David L. Christensen;Christopher J. Ploch

  • A Soft, Steerable Continuum Robot That Grows via Tip Extension.

    Joseph D Greer;Tania K Morimoto;Allison M Okamura;Elliot W Hawkes

  • Micro artificial muscle fiber using NiTi spring for soft robotics

    Sangbae Kim;Elliot Hawkes;Kyujin Choy;Matthew Joldaz

  • Series pneumatic artificial muscles (sPAMs) and application to a soft continuum robot

    Joseph D. Greer;Tania K. Morimoto;Allison M. Okamura;Elliot W. Hawkes

  • A Multimodal Robot for Perching and Climbing on Vertical Outdoor Surfaces

    Morgan T. Pope;Christopher W. Kimes;Hao Jiang;Elliot W. Hawkes

  • Engineered jumpers overcome biological limits via work multiplication

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  • Controlling subterranean forces enables a fast, steerable, burrowing soft robot

    Nicholas D. Naclerio;Andras Karsai;Mason Murray-Cooper;Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin

  • Bio-inspired Geotechnical Engineering: Principles, Current Work, Opportunities and Challenges

    Alejandro Martinez;Jason DeJong;Idil Akin;Ali Aleali

  • Design and implementation of a 300% strain soft artificial muscle

    Elliot W. Hawkes;David L. Christensen;Allison M. Okamura

  • Fluidic Fabric Muscle Sheets for Wearable and Soft Robotics.

    Mengjia Zhu;Thanh Nho Do;Elliot W. Hawkes;Yon Visell

  • Human climbing with efficiently scaled gecko-inspired dry adhesives

    Elliot W. Hawkes;Eric V. Eason;David L. Christensen;Mark R. Cutkosky

  • Hard questions for soft robotics.

    Elliot W. Hawkes;Carmel Majidi;Michael Thomas Tolley

  • A Multimodal, Enveloping Soft Gripper: Shape Conformation, Bioinspired Adhesion, and Expansion-Driven Suction

    Yufei Hao;Shantonu Biswas;Elliot Wright Hawkes;Tianmiao Wang

  • An untethered isoperimetric soft robot

    Nathan S. Usevitch;Zachary M. Hammond;Mac Schwager;Allison M. Okamura

  • The Gecko’s Toe: Scaling Directional Adhesives for Climbing Applications

    E. W. Hawkes;E. V. Eason;A. T. Asbeck;M. R. Cutkosky

  • A novel low-profile shape memory alloy torsional actuator

    Jamie K Paik;Elliot Hawkes;Elliot Hawkes;Robert J Wood

  • Vine Robots: Design, Teleoperation, and Deployment for Navigation and Exploration

    Margaret M. Coad;Laura H. Blumenschein;Sadie Cutler;Javier A. Reyna Zepeda

  • Aggressive Flight With Quadrotors for Perching on Inclined Surfaces

    Justin Thomas;Morgan Pope;Giuseppe Loianno;Elliot W. Hawkes

  • Grasping without squeezing: Shear adhesion gripper with fibrillar thin film

    Elliot W. Hawkes;David L. Christensen;Amy Kyungwon Han;Hao Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Cutkosky
Mark R. Cutkosky Stanford University
Allison M. Okamura
Allison M. Okamura Stanford University
Daniel I. Goldman
Daniel I. Goldman Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert J. Wood
Robert J. Wood Harvard University
Sean Follmer
Sean Follmer Stanford University
Jee-Hwan Ryu
Jee-Hwan Ryu Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Michael T. Tolley
Michael T. Tolley University of California, San Diego
Philip N. Benfey
Philip N. Benfey Duke University
Mac Schwager
Mac Schwager Stanford University
Pamela C. Ronald
Pamela C. Ronald University of California, Davis

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