Ofek Peretz

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Cornell University

Papers

Total Citations

113

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About

Ofek Peretz is a pioneering roboticist at the forefront of soft robotics and microactuation, whose work redefines what is possible at the insect scale. His research centers on combustion-driven actuators, soft robotics, and haptic interfaces, leveraging explosive energy to achieve unprecedented power density in tiny machines. Peretz’s landmark 2023 paper, “Powerful, soft combustion actuators for insect-scale robots,” has garnered over 110 citations for demonstrating that insect-scale robots can rival the strength and endurance of their biological counterparts—a breakthrough that overcomes the limitations of low-energy-density power sources in microactuators. More recently, his 2025 work, “Explosion-powered eversible tactile displays,” introduces a radical approach to high-resolution haptics, using controlled micro-explosions to create individually addressable tactile pixels. This innovation promises to transform virtual reality, remote machine operation, and accessibility for blind or visually impaired users. Peretz’s contributions bridge fundamental physics and practical engineering, earning him recognition as a leader in next-generation robotics and human-machine interaction.