Nitish Kumar


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Publications 2020

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Soft Robot Control With a Learned Differentiable Model


James M. Bern, Yannick Schnider, Pol Banzet, Nitish Kumar and Stelian Coros
IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2020

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Soft Miniaturized Actuation and Sensing Units for Dynamic Force Control of Cardiac Ablation Catheters


Nitish Kumar, Jackson Wirekoh, Samir Saba, Cameron N. Riviere, Yong-Lae Park
Soft Robotics, 2020

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Structural stay-in-place formwork for robotic in situ fabrication of nonstandard concrete structures: A real scale architectural demonstrator


Norman Hack, Kathrin Dörfler, Alexander Nikolas Walzer, Timothy Wangler, Jaime Mata-Falcón, Nitish Kumar, Jonas Buchli, Walter Kaufmann, Robert J. Flatt, Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler
Automation in Construction, March 2020

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Trajectory optimization for a class of robots belonging to Constrained Collaborative Mobile Agents (CCMA) family


Nitish Kumar, Stelian Coros
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June 2020
arXiv:1910.05636 [cs.RO]

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Publications 2019

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An optimization framework for simulation and kinematic control of Constrained Collaborative Mobile Agents (CCMA) system


Nitish Kumar, Stelian Coros
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), November 2019

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Expanding foam as the material for fabrication, prototyping and experimental assessment of low cost soft robots with embedded sensing


Luca Somm, David Hahn, Nitish Kumar, Stelian Coros
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, April 2019

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Publications 2018

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Digital in situ fabrication - Challenges and opportunities for robotic in situ fabrication in architecture, construction, and beyond


Jonas Buchli, Markus Giftthaler, Nitish Kumar, Manuel Lussi, Timothy Sandy,
Kathrin Dörfler, NormanHack
Cement and Concrete Research, October 2018

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Miniaturized Robotic End-Effector With Piezoelectric Actuation and Fiber Optic Sensing for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedures


Edgar Aranda-Michel, Jaehyun Yi, Jackson Wirekoh, Nitish Kumar, Cameron N. Riviere, David S. Schwartzman, and Yong-Lae Park
IEEE Sensors Journal, June 2018

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Publications 2017

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Design, Development and Experimental Assessment of a Robotic End-effector for Non-standard Concrete Applications


Nitish Kumar, Norman Hack, Kathrin Doerfler, Alexander Nikolas Walzer Gonzalo Javier Rey, Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Daniel Kohler, Jonas Buchli
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2017

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 Best Conference Paper Award - Finalist


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Mesh Mould: An On Site, Robotically Fabricated, Functional Formwork


Norman Hack, Timothy Wangler, Jaime Mata-Falcón, Kathrin Dörfler, Nitish Kumar, Alexander Nikolas Walzer, Konrad Graser, Lex Reiter, Heinz Richner, Jonas Buchli, Walter Kaufmann, Robert J. Flatt, Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler
High Performance concrete and Concrete Innovation Conference, 2017

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Publications 2016

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Design and Modeling of a Polymer Force Sensor


Nitish Kumar, Olivier Piccin, Laurence Meylheuc, Laurent Barbé, Bernard Bayle
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Feb. 2016

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Publications 2014

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A task-based type synthesis of novel 2T2R parallel mechanisms


Nitish Kumar, Olivier Piccin, Bernard Bayle
Mechanism and Machine Theory, Jul. 2014.

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Dimensional synthesis of a novel 2T2R parallel manipulator for medical applications


Nitish Kumar, Olivier Piccin, Bernard Bayle
ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering (IDETC/CIE) conference, Aug 2014

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Design, Development and Preliminary Assessment of a Force Sensor For Robotized Medical Applications


Nitish Kumar, Olivier Piccin, Laurence Meylheuc, Laurent Barbé, Bernard Bayle
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2014

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Publications 2012

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Design, Development and Preliminary Assessment of Grasping Devices for Robotized Medical Applications


Nitish Kumar, Olivier Piccin, Laurence Meylheuc, Laurent Barbé, Bernard Bayle
ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering (IDETC/CIE) conference, Aug 2012

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