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- Prof. dr. ir. Bram Vanderborght was born in Belgium in 1980. I received the degree in the study of Mechanical Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2003 with highest distinction. Since 2003 I was researcher at the VUB, supported by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO). In May 2007 I received my PhD in Applied. The focus of my research was the use of adaptable compliance of pneumatic artificial muscles in the dynamically balanced biped Lucy. In May-June 2006 I performed research on the humanoids robot HRP-2 at the Joint Japanese/French Robotics Laboratory (JRL) in AIST, Tsukuba (Japan)in the research "Dynamically stepping over large obstacles by the humanoid robot HRP-2". I received a 3-year post-doc grant with mobility grant from the FWO. From October 2007-April 2010 I worked as post-doc researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genova (Italy) on the humanoid robot iCub and compliant actuation. Since October 2009, I am appointed as professor at the VUB where I teach mechatronics and give a robotics project. From October 2011-Sept 2016, I was research director at the Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy with a project on robot assisted therapy with ASD children and VUB-PI of the DREAM project. I received an ERC Starting Grant on Series-Parallel Elastic Actuation for Robotics (SPEAR). I am currently coordinating the EU FET SHERO on self healing soft robotics and Marie Curie ITN SMART. I was member of the Young Academy of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. My research interests includes cognitive and physical human robot interaction, robot assisted therapy, humanoids and rehabilitation robotics with core technology of using variable impedance actuators (see here for overview).
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FWOSB178: Safe control for non-prehensile object transportation using a heterogeneous robot team.
Omer, M., Van de Perre, G. & Vanderborght, B.
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Applied
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FWOTM1230: EMSOR: Embodied Multi-Modal Sensing in Self-Healing Soft Robots
Terryn, S., Vanderborght, B. & Van Assche, G.
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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OZR4307: OZR opvangmandaat post doc Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian
Vanderborght, B. & Kashef Tabrizian, S.
1/10/24 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1234: Investigating metafluids to improve the comfort of physical human-robotic-interfaces
Roels, E., Vanderborght, B. & Brancart, J.
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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OZR4315: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - KU Leuven, ROSHANDEL Nima
19/04/24 → 18/04/28
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Accelerating Robotic Picking of Rigid Objects with a Compliant Pneumatic Gripper and an Impact-Aware Trajectory Plan
Ostyn, F., Vanderborght, B. & Crevecoeur, G. C., 13 May 2024, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2024. IEEE, 6 p. (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Additive manufacturing of Diels-Alder self-healing polymers: Separate heating system to enhance mechanical, healing properties and assembly-free smart structures
Pavone, A., Terryn, S., Abdolmaleki, H., Costa Cornellà, A., Stano, G., Percoco, G. & Vanderborght, B., 5 Sep 2024, In: Additive Manufacturing. 95, 104535, 104535.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancements in Actuation Solutions for Human-Centric Robotics
Lopez Garcia, P., Khorasani, A., Crispel, S., Furnémont, R. G., Usman, M., Varadharajan, A., Vanderborght, B., Lefeber, D. & Verstraten, T., 16 Jul 2024, (Accepted/In press). 2 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished abstract
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A Hybrid Parameters Estimation Approach for Power Consumption Modeling of Ground Mobile Robots With Unknown Payload
Haji Ali Mohamadi, P., Khorasani, A., Verstraten, T. & Vanderborght, B., 2 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Field Robotics. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alvolution - Al and digital technologies in the European Union
Poptcheva, E., Balalau, O., Goga, O., Debar, H., Coupechoux, M., Colom, M., Binkytė, R., Herrera, J. & Vanderborght, B., 11 Jul 2024, Renew Europe. 41 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Datasets
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A soft pneumatic actuator with integrated deformation sensing elements produced exclusively with extrusion based additive manufacturing
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Egloff, L. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 12 Jan 2022
Dataset
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Documentation and instruction for the tutorial: Finite Element Analysis-based soft robotic modeling: Simulating a soft-actuator in SOFA
Ferrentino, P. (Creator), Roels, E. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7838026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7838026
Dataset
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Multi-material 3D Printing of Thermoplastic Elastomers for Development of Soft Robotic Structures with Integrated Sensor Elements
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 1 Sep 2021
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Fabrication of a Soft Robotic Gripper With Integrated Strain Sensing Elements Using Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 1 Nov 2021
Dataset
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A Sensorized Soft Pneumatic Actuator Fabricated with Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Egloff, L. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 10 May 2021
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Prizes
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Best Conference Paper Award (Mobility of Humanoid Robots:Stepping over Large Obstacles Dynamically)
Vanderborght, Bram (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Extended Abstract Award (Implementing a humanoid service robot to attract and convert shoppers: An observational study comparing placement strategies
De Gauquier, L. (Recipient), Brengman, Malaika (Recipient), Willems, Kim (Recipient), Cao, Hoang Long (Recipient) & Vanderborght, Bram (Recipient), 4 Sep 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best IROS 2012 Jubilee Video Award video
Vanderborght, Bram (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best paper award (Dutch Foundation of Neural networks 2021)
Liu, Gaoyuan (Recipient), De Winter, Joris (Recipient), Vanderborght, Bram (Recipient), Nowe, Ann (Recipient) & Steckelmacher, Denis (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award (Efficient-walking with ankle actuation: learning from biomechanics) Proceedings of CLAWAR 2008 - 11th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots
Vanderborght, Bram (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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ITF World 2024
Bram Vanderborght (Supervisor), Constantin Scholz (Supervisor), Shirley Elprama (Host), Nima Roshandel (Host), Mariane Shhaitly (Host), Sébastien Menet (Host), Hamed Firouzipouyaei (Host), Aleksander Burkiewicz (Host), Milan Amighi (Host), Emil Imrith (Host), Dylan Warawout Sisavath (Host) & Nassim El-Mansori (Host)
21 May 2024 → 22 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a festival/exhibition
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Written proposal for FWO Fellowship strategic basic research
Mohayad Omer (Recipient), Greet Van de Perre (Supervisor) & Bram Vanderborght (Supervisor)
2024Activity: Other › Written proposal
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Bio-based reversible covalent networks and their application in soft robotics
Guy Van Assche (Speaker), Jessica Mangialetto (Contributor), Marlies Thys (Contributor), Aleix Costa Cornellà (Contributor), Seppe Terryn (Contributor), Niko Van den Brande (Contributor), Joost Brancart (Contributor) & Bram Vanderborght (Contributor)
17 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Optimistic Reinforcement Learning-Based Skill Insertions for Task and Motion Planning
Gaoyuan Liu (Speaker), Joris De Winter (Speaker), Yuri Durodié (Speaker), Denis Steckelmacher (Speaker), Ann Nowe (Speaker) & Bram Vanderborght (Speaker)
26 Sep 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Implementation of a Heterogeneous Multi-Robot System for a Construction Task
Zemerart Asani (Speaker), Bram Vanderborght (Contributor), Emanuele Garone (Contributor) & Michele Ambrosino (Contributor)
9 Jul 2023 → 14 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Press/Media
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Self-locking, self-healing, multi-material suction cups
Zhanwei Wang, Hendrik Cools, Simon Gert L Beckers, Seppe Terryn & Bram Vanderborght
1/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Robot en mens zij aan zij in Audi Vorst
An Jacobs, Shirley Elprama, Charlotte Jewell, Bram Vanderborght & Ilias El Makrini
30/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Uniek Belgisch testproject laat mens en robot vlot samenwerken
An Jacobs, Shirley Elprama, Charlotte Jewell, Ilias El Makrini & Bram Vanderborght
30/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Arbeider van de Audi fabriek
An Jacobs, Shirley Elprama, Charlotte Jewell, Bram Vanderborght & Ilias El Makrini
29/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Thesis
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Physical Chemical and Thermo-mechanical Characterization of Reversible and Partially Reversible Dynamic Polymer Networks for Self-Healing Applications
Author: Diaz Acevedo, M. M., Van Mele, B. A., Van Assche, G., Vanderborght, B., De Graeve, I., Maurer, F. H., Hoogenboom, R. & Wouters, M., 5 Feb 2016Supervisor: Van Mele, B. (Promotor), Van Assche, G. (Promotor) & Scheltjens, G. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis