Papers
11
Total Citations
510
H-Index
10
About
Alexis Girin is a leading roboticist whose work bridges the gap between industrial automation and bio-inspired design. His primary research areas include cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs), reconfigurable robotics, and bio-inspired underwater sensing. Girin’s most significant contributions lie in the development of reconfigurable CDPRs for large-scale industrial tasks, such as sandblasting and painting of offshore structures, and logistics with the FASTKIT mobile robot. His seminal 2016 paper on discrete reconfiguration planning for CDPRs has garnered 153 citations, underscoring its foundational impact. He also pioneered the integration of safety in human-robot coexistence, with an industrial security system (64 citations) that addresses the costly barriers of traditional robot installations. Notably, Girin’s work extends to underwater robotics, where he developed a reconfigurable robot with a bioinspired electric sense—a novel approach for navigation in murky waters where vision and sonar fail. His research on electrolocation sensors, inspired by electric fish, has opened new avenues for underwater exploration. With over 450 citations across his top ten papers, Girin’s interdisciplinary work continues to shape both industrial robotics and bio-inspired sensing, making him a key figure in advancing reconfigurable and adaptive robotic systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Discrete reconfiguration planning for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots153 citations · 2016
- 2An industrial security system for human-robot coexistence64 citations · 2017
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- 4FASTKIT: A Mobile Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Logistics49 citations · 2019
- 5A reconfiguration strategy for Reconfigurable Cable-Driven Parallel Robots44 citations · 2015
- 6An underwater reconfigurable robot with bioinspired electric sense39 citations · 2012
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- 9Electrolocation Sensors in Conducting Water Bio-Inspired by Electric Fish27 citations · 2013
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