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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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FWOAL1075: Safe and collision-tolerant hybrid high-speed collaborative robots
Vanderborght, B. & Van de Perre, G.
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Fundamental
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EUAR79: Self HealINg soft materials for susTainable prOducts : ShINTO
Vanderborght, B., Van Assche, G., Brancart, J., Terryn, S. & Roels, E.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Applied
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FWOTM1096: Double dynamic polymer network architectures for multi-stimuliresponsive materials.
Brancart, J., Van Assche, G. & Vanderborght, B.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1104: ANIMATE - Active and seNsorized Interfaces for coMfort and sAfeTy within Exoskeletons
Langlois, K., Vanderborght, B. & Verstraten, T.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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A low-cost framework for the recognition of human motion gait phases and patterns based on multi-source perception fusion
Dong, D., Ma, C., Wang, M., Vu Thi Thu, H., Vanderborght, B. & Sun, Y., Apr 2023, In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 120, 105886.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Interdisciplinary Tutorial: A Self-Healing Soft Finger with Embedded Sensor
Roels, E., Terryn, S., Ferrentino, P., Brancart, J., Van Assche, G. & Vanderborght, B., 10 Jan 2023, In: Sensors. 23, 2, 811.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
A Novel Physical Human Robot Interface with Pressure Distribution Measurement Based on Electrical Impedance Tomography
Chen, H., Langlois, K., Brancart, J., Roels, E., Verstraten, T. & Vanderborght, B., Aug 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 23, 18, p. 21914 21923 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antropo: An open-source platform to increase the anthropomorphism of the Franka Emika collaborative robot arm
Scholz, C., Cao, H-L., El Makrini, I. & Vanderborght, B., 13 Sep 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: PLoS ONE.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antropo design file repository: An open-source platform to increase the anthropomorphism of the Franka Emika Panda collaborative robot
Scholz, C., Cao, H-L., El Makrini, I. & Vanderborght, B., 15 Sep 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Database
Open Access
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
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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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Supramolecular Self-Healing Sensor Fiber Composites for Damage Detection in Piezoresistive Electronic Skin for Soft Robots
Georgopoulou Papadonikolaki, A. (Creator), Bosman, A. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Vanderborght, B. (Creator) & Clemens, F. (Creator), Zenodo, 2 Sep 2021
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
Dataset
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Documentation and instructions for the tutorial: building your own self-healing soft finger with embedded sensor
Roels, E. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Ferrentino, P. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 22 May 2022
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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, H. L. (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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European Polymer Congress
Ali Safaei (Speaker), Seppe Terryn (Contributor), Bram Vanderborght (Contributor), Guy Van Assche (Contributor) & Joost Brancart (Contributor)
25 Jun 2022 → 1 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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From self-healing polymer to soft robot
Ellen Roels (Speaker), Seppe Terryn (Contributor), Guy Van Assche (Contributor), Bram Vanderborght (Contributor) & Joost Brancart (Contributor)
20 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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FEA-Based Inverse Kinematic Control: Hyperelastic Material Characterization of Self-Healing Soft Robots
Pasquale Ferrentino (Speaker), Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian (Contributor), Joost Brancart (Contributor), Guy Van Assche (Contributor), Bram Vanderborght (Contributor) & Seppe Terryn (Contributor)
26 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Self-healing soft robotics
Joost Brancart (Keynote speaker), Seppe Terryn (Contributor), Guy Van Assche (Contributor) & Bram Vanderborght (Contributor)
22 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Quasi-Static FEA Model for a Multi-Material Soft Pneumatic Actuator in SOFA
Pasquale Ferrentino (Speaker), Antonio Lopez-Diaz Del Campo (Contributor), Seppe Terryn (Contributor), Julie Legrand (Contributor), Joost Brancart (Speaker), Guy Van Assche (Contributor), Ester Vasquez (Contributor), Andres Vasquez (Contributor) & Bram Vanderborght (Speaker)
26 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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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