Erik H. Skorina
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Robotics Research (United States)
Papers
21
Total Citations
803
H-Index
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About
Erik H. Skorina is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics, with particular expertise in soft actuator design, sensing, control, and bio-inspired robotic locomotion. His work addresses one of the field's most pressing challenges: enabling soft, continuously deformable robots to sense their own shape and move with precision in complex, unstructured environments. Skorina's most influential contribution — his 2017 paper on proprioceptive curvature sensing and sliding-mode control of soft bending modules (144 citations) — laid critical groundwork for modular soft robotic systems capable of reliable, feedback-driven motion. His sustained focus on soft robotic snakes, from early platforms integrating curvature sensing (2015, 72 citations) to 3D origami-inspired designs (2018, 79 citations) and real-time simulation frameworks (2022), demonstrates a coherent research vision spanning over a decade. Skorina has also advanced control theory for soft systems, developing adaptive and feedforward control strategies that compensate for the inherently nonlinear dynamics of pneumatic actuators. His 2021 review of soft mobile robot locomotion modes (60 citations) further underscores his role as a synthesizer of the field. With over 670 cumulative citations, Skorina's work has meaningfully shaped how researchers approach the design, sensing, and autonomous control of soft robotic platforms.
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- 5A composite soft bending actuation module with integrated curvature sensing67 citations · 2016
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- 7Soft Mobile Robots: a Review of Soft Robotic Locomotion Modes60 citations · 2021
- 8Design, Analysis, and Real-Time Simulation of a 3D Soft Robotic Snake49 citations · 2022
- 9A Soft Robotic Wearable Wrist Device for Kinesthetic Haptic Feedback39 citations · 2018
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