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1360
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28

Overview

Nikos G. Tsagarakis is affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology in Italy. Their research primarily spans several fields within engineering and computer science, focusing on topics related to robotics and automation.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Within these fields, their work addresses specialized subfields such as:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Their research topics concentrate on various areas of robotic technology and applications:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope of their contributions:

  • Smart Collaborative Systems for Enabling Flexible and Ergonomic Work Practices [Industry Activities], 2020, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Multi-Contact Heavy Object Pushing With a Centaur-Type Humanoid Robot: Planning and Control for a Real Demonstrator, 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Comprehensive Enhancement in Thermomechanical Performance of Melt-Extruded PEEK Filaments by Graphene Incorporation, 2021, Polymers
  • The XBot Real-Time Software Framework for Robotics: From the Developer to the User Perspective, 2020, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Toward a Plug-and-Work Reconfigurable Cobot, 2021, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Luca Muratore
  • Arturo Laurenzi
  • Enrico Mingo Hoffman
  • Arash Ajoudani
  • Davide Torielli

Best Publications

  • Variable impedance actuators: A review

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

  • Design of HyQ – a hydraulically and electrically actuated quadruped robot:

    C Semini;N G Tsagarakis;E Guglielmino;M Focchi

  • Development and Control of a ‘Soft-Actuated’ Exoskeleton for Use in Physiotherapy and Training

    N. G. Tsagarakis;Darwin G. Caldwell

  • 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

  • Improved modelling and assessment of pneumatic muscle actuators

    N. Tsagarakis;D.G. Caldwell

  • Tele-impedance: Teleoperation with impedance regulation using a body-machine interface

    Arash Ajoudani;Nikos Tsagarakis;Antonio Bicchi

  • WALK-MAN: A High-Performance Humanoid Platform for Realistic Environments

    N. G. Tsagarakis;D. G. Caldwell;F. Negrello;W. Choi

  • COMpliant huMANoid COMAN: Optimal joint stiffness tuning for modal frequency control

    Nikos G. Tsagarakis;Stephen Morfey;Gustavo Medrano Cerda;Li Zhibin

  • AwAS-II: A new Actuator with Adjustable Stiffness based on the novel principle of adaptable pivot point and variable lever ratio

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

  • A new variable stiffness actuator (CompAct-VSA): Design and modelling

    Nikos G. Tsagarakis;Irene Sardellitti;Darwin G. Caldwell

  • A novel actuator with adjustable stiffness (AwAS)

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

  • A Novel Intrinsically Energy Efficient Actuator With Adjustable Stiffness (AwAS)

    A. Jafari;N. G. Tsagarakis;D. G. Caldwell

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

    Giorgio Grioli;Sebastian Wolf;Manolo Garabini;Manuel Catalano

  • A New Actuator With Adjustable Stiffness Based on a Variable Ratio Lever Mechanism

    Amir Jafari;Nikos G. Tsagarakis;Irene Sardellitti;Darwin G. Caldwell

  • Detecting object affordances with Convolutional Neural Networks

    Anh Nguyen;Dimitrios Kanoulas;Darwin G. Caldwell;Nikos G. Tsagarakis

  • A High-performance Redundantly Actuated Parallel Mechanism for Ankle Rehabilitation

    J.A. Saglia;N.G. Tsagarakis;J.S. Dai;D.G. Caldwell

  • Robot adaptation to human physical fatigue in human---robot co-manipulation

    Luka Peternel;Nikos Tsagarakis;Darwin Caldwell;Arash Ajoudani

  • Control Strategies for Patient-Assisted Training Using the Ankle Rehabilitation Robot (ARBOT)

    Jody A. Saglia;Nikos G. Tsagarakis;Jian S. Dai;Darwin G. Caldwell

  • Statistical dynamical systems for skills acquisition in humanoids

    Sylvain Calinon;Zhibin Li;Tohid Alizadeh;Nikos G. Tsagarakis

  • A novel exoskeleton robotic system for hand rehabilitation - Conceptualization to prototyping

    Jamshed Iqbal;Jamshed Iqbal;Hamza Khan;Nikos G. Tsagarakis;Darwin G. Caldwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Darwin G. Caldwell
Darwin G. Caldwell Italian Institute of Technology
Antonio Bicchi
Antonio Bicchi Italian Institute of Technology
Claudio Semini
Claudio Semini Italian Institute of Technology
Domenico Prattichizzo
Domenico Prattichizzo University of Siena
Giorgio Metta
Giorgio Metta Italian Institute of Technology
Etienne Burdet
Etienne Burdet Imperial College London
Lorenzo Natale
Lorenzo Natale Italian Institute of Technology
Markus Grebenstein
Markus Grebenstein German Aerospace Center
Auke Jan Ijspeert
Auke Jan Ijspeert École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Stefano Stramigioli
Stefano Stramigioli University of Twente

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