Bekir Aksoy

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Northwestern University

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Total Citations

175

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About

Bekir Aksoy is a leading researcher at the intersection of soft robotics and intelligent sensing, whose work is fundamentally reshaping how robots perceive and interact with their environment. His primary research areas include soft haptics, dielectric elastomer actuators, and electromagnetic interference (EMI)-shielded force sensors. Aksoy’s most significant contribution is the development of **shielded soft force sensors** (2022, 84 citations), a breakthrough that solves the critical problem of capacitive sensors being susceptible to electromagnetic interference—enabling more reliable robotic tactile feedback. He also pioneered **reconfigurable shape-morphing dielectric elastomers** (2020, 74 citations), creating latchable, high-load-bearing soft actuators that can dynamically change shape, a key advancement for deployable soft robots and wearable haptics. His more recent work on **soft monolithic sensors for shear and normal force detection** (2024) pushes toward local slip detection, essential for dexterous robotic manipulation. With a growing portfolio spanning high-performance electroadhesive clutches (2025), Aksoy’s research is consistently at the forefront of making soft robots more capable, robust, and responsive—earning him recognition as a rising authority in soft matter engineering and embodied intelligence.