Naveen Verma
Papers
7
Total Citations
76
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6
About
Naveen Verma is a leading researcher in soft robotics, with a focus on piezoelectric actuators and untethered systems. His work centers on designing electrically-driven soft robots that achieve complex, multi-degree-of-freedom motions—such as inchworm crawling, bidirectional rotation, and jumping—by coordinating multiple independent actuators. Verma’s major contributions include developing scalable simulation and control frameworks for planar soft robots, enabling precise shape and motion control in constrained environments. He has also pioneered wirelessly-controlled, untethered designs that eliminate bulky power tethers, advancing the practicality of soft robots for real-world applications. His research on hybrid systems for large-area tactile sensing skins, integrating thin-film transistors and compressed sensing, further demonstrates his versatility. With papers accumulating over 70 citations, including his 2024 work on piezoelectric inchworm robots (28 citations), Verma’s innovations in high-voltage power converters and modular platforms like eViper are shaping the future of autonomous, scalable soft robotics. His achievements highlight a commitment to bridging fundamental modeling with deployable, efficient robotic systems.
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- 5eViper: A Scalable Platform for Untethered Modular Soft Robots6 citations · 2023
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