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Congratulations to Amirali Abazari for successfully defending his M.Sc. thesis titled: “DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND SOFT IMPACT MODELING AND SIMULATIION OF A COLLISION-RESILIENT FOLDABLE MICRO QUADCOPTER”!

Our paper entitled:“Effect of Feet Failure and Control Uncertainties on the Locomotion of Multi-Legged Miniature Robots” is published in The IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L): Mahkam, N., Ugur, M., Ozcan, O. “Effect of Feet Failure and Control Uncertainties on the Locomotion of Multi-Legged Miniature Robots” IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3157945

Our paper entitled:“Detecting Scalable Obstacles using Soft Sensors in the Body of a Compliant Quadruped” is published in The IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L): Ozbek, D., Yilmaz, T.B., Kalin M.A.İ., Senturk, K., Ozcan, O. “Detecting Scalable Obstacles using Soft Sensors in the Body of a Compliant Quadruped” IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3141655.

Congratulations to Mert Ali Ihsan Kalin for successfully defending his M.Sc. thesis titled: “DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND LOCOMOTION ANALYSIS OF AN UNTETHERED, MINIATURE, LEGGED, COMPRESSIBLE, SOFT ROBOT: CSQUAD”!

Our paper entitled: “Gait and locomotion analysis of a soft-hybrid multi-legged modular miniature robot” is published in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. Mahkam N., Ozcan, O. “Gait and locomotion analysis of a soft-hybrid multi-legged modular miniature robot,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2021

Our paper entitled: “Smooth and Inclined Surface Locomotion and Obstacle Scaling of a C-Legged Miniature Modular Robot” is published in 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). Mahkam N., Yilmaz T.B., Ozcan O. “Smooth and Inclined Surface Locomotion and Obstacle Scaling of a C-Legged Miniature Modular Robot,” 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2021, pp. 9-14, doi: 10.1109/RoboSoft51838.2021.9479218.

Our paper entitled: “A framework for dynamic modeling of legged modular miniature robots with soft backbones” is published in Elsevier Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Mahkam N., Ozcan, O. “A framework for dynamic modeling of legged modular miniature robots with soft backbones,” Elsevier Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 144, p. 103841, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2021.103841.

Congratulations to Didem Fatma Demir for successfully defending his M.Sc. thesis titled: “DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, AND ROUGH TERRAIN ANALYSIS OF A COLLISION RESILIENT FOLDABLE, ADJUSTABLE WHEELED MINIATURE ROBOT: FAWSCY”!

Alihan, Doğa and Mustafa have joined our lab. We wish them success towards earning their Master’s degree!

Our paper entitled: “Nonlinear identification and optimal feedforward friction compensation for a motion platform” is published in Elsevier Mechatronics. Guc, A.F., Yumrukcal, Z., Ozcan, O. “Nonlinear Identification and Optimal Feedforward Friction Compensation for a Motion Platform,” Elsevier Mechatronics, vol. 71, p. 102408, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2020.102408