Elliot W. Hawkes

We develop an eversion robot for operation underwater, show that existing models work for constrained passageways if external contacts are taken into account, and present a new model to describe the forces on the robot during retraction. Expand

We present a vine robot system that is teleoperated using a custom-designed flexible joystick and camera system, can extend long enough for use in navigation tasks, and is portable for using in the field. Expand

We propose a soft robotic device that burrows through dry sand while requiring an order of magnitude less force than a similarly sized intruding body. Expand

We present a new family of soft actuators that we refer to as Fluidic Fabric Muscle Sheets (FFMS). Expand

We mathematically formalize interactions of a soft growing robot with a planar environment in an empirical kinematic model. Expand

We demonstrate that 2D tip oscillation improves the robotic roots ability to penetrate a heterogeneous environment, tested in a lattice of rigid cylinders distributed evenly on a square board. Expand

We present a concept for shape-locking that enables a vine robot to move only its distal tip, while the body is locked in place. Expand

We show that a spring, or ‘exotendon, connecting the legs of a human reduces the energy required for running by 6.8%, and does so through a complex mechanism that produces savings beyond those associated with leg swing. Expand

We derive kinematic models of single, generally routed tendon paths on a soft pneumatic backbone of inextensible but flexible material from geometric relationships alone. Expand

We predict the movement of a pneumatic soft robot by using a data-driven approach based on the Koopman operator framework. Expand