Daniel Cellucci
Cornell University, Ames Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Papers
9
Total Citations
553
H-Index
7
About
Daniel Cellucci is a pioneering roboticist and materials scientist whose work sits at the intersection of reconfigurable structures, digital materials, and biologically inspired design. His most influential contribution is the "Digital Morphing Wing," a concept that uses composite lattice-based cellular structures to create actively deformable wings—a breakthrough with 257 citations that promises to revolutionize aerospace engineering by enabling shape-shifting aircraft. Cellucci also discovered how to produce handedness in shearing auxetics, creating rigid and compliant structures from the same base units (203 citations), a principle that bridges materials science and robotics. His vision extends to "1D Printing of Recyclable Robots" and "Ribosomal Robots," where he draws inspiration from biological assembly to create sustainable, modular robotic systems. Cellucci’s work on robotically assembled aerospace structures and the FERVOR robot demonstrates his commitment to practical, deployable systems, including climbing robots for periodic lattices and self-aware aerial vehicles. With over 550 citations across his portfolio, Cellucci is a leading voice in the future of adaptive, sustainable, and biologically inspired robotics and structures.
Research Focus
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Top Papers
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- 2Handedness in shearing auxetics creates rigid and compliant structures203 citations · 2018
- 31D Printing of Recyclable Robots28 citations · 2017
- 4Ribosomal robots18 citations · 2013
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- 6Design and testing of FERVOR: FlexiblE and reconfigurable voxel-based robot14 citations · 2017
- 7A mobile robot for locomotion through a 3D periodic lattice environment12 citations · 2017
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