Harshal Sonar
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Total Citations
215
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About
Harshal Sonar is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, edible materials, and human-machine interaction. His most influential work introduces the world to edible robotics, exemplified by his highly cited 2017 paper on a soft pneumatic gelatin actuator (122 citations). This groundbreaking research demonstrates a fully edible, monolithic actuator fabricated from gelatin-glycerol, opening new possibilities for ingestible medical devices and sustainable robotics. Beyond edibility, Sonar has made significant contributions to wearable assistive technologies, including a modular, compliant robotic assembly for human lumbar spine assistance (35 citations), which leverages vacuum-driven soft pneumatics for safer rehabilitation. His work extends to computational modeling, reconfigurable interfaces for robotic origami (26 citations), and optimizing flow paths in soft pneumatic actuators for enhanced portability (25 citations). Sonar has also explored neurorehabilitation, investigating stochastic tactile stimulation’s effect on proprioception. With a portfolio spanning fundamental actuator design to applied assistive devices, his research is shaping the future of soft, safe, and even digestible robotic systems—a truly novel frontier in robotics.
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- 1Soft pneumatic gelatin actuator for edible robotics122 citations · 2017
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