Papers
17
Total Citations
182
H-Index
8
About
Borhan Beigzadeh is a robotics researcher whose work spans an impressive breadth of domains, from bio-inspired locomotion and soft robotics to medical devices and teleoperation. He is perhaps best known for his 2020 paper introducing a shapeshifting ferrofluidic robot — a magnetically responsive ferrofluid droplet capable of subdivision, regeneration, particle engulfment, and navigation through confined channels — which has garnered 49 citations and exemplifies his innovative approach to unconventional robotic systems. A significant thread of his research focuses on passive and underactuated biped locomotion, where he developed frameworks for passive dynamic object manipulation and analyzed asymmetric biped walkers, collectively accumulating dozens of citations over more than a decade of sustained contribution. His work on teleoperation with unknown time-varying delays (23 citations) and 3D passivity-based biped control further demonstrates his command of nonlinear dynamics and control theory. Beigzadeh has also made practical contributions to assistive technology, including upper limb exoskeleton design, and to surgical robotics, with a minimally invasive spine surgery drilling end-effector. His career reflects a researcher who bridges theoretical rigor with real-world engineering impact across multiple frontiers of robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1A Shapeshifting Ferrofluidic Robot49 citations · 2020
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- 4Design and development of one degree of freedom upper limb exoskeleton15 citations · 2015
- 5From a 3D Passive Biped Walker to a 3D Passivity-Based Controlled Robot14 citations · 2018
- 6Asymmetric three-link passive walker12 citations · 2023
- 7A dynamic object manipulation approach to dynamic biped locomotion12 citations · 2007
- 8Passive dynamic object manipulation: A framework for passive walking systems10 citations · 2013
- 9Passive Dynamic Object Manipulation: Preliminary Definition and Examples7 citations · 2010
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