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Oliver Weeger is a leading researcher at the intersection of computational mechanics, additive manufacturing, and soft robotics. His work focuses on the digital design and nonlinear simulation of architected materials, particularly soft lattice structures and anisotropic composites. Weeger’s most cited paper, "Digital design and nonlinear simulation for additive manufacturing of soft lattice structures" (105 citations), established foundational methods for predicting the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed compliant materials. He has pioneered voxel-based design approaches for grayscale DLP 3D printing, enabling programmable stiffness gradients in soft robots (29 citations). His research also extends to magneto-active composites produced via laser powder bed fusion, where locally tailored stiffness opens new possibilities for adaptive structures. Beyond materials, Weeger has developed innovative path planning algorithms for reconfigurable robots, including heat conduction-based optimization for cleaning and pavement sweeping robots. His work on controllable helical deformations in printed anisotropic actuators (23 citations) demonstrates his ability to bridge simulation, fabrication, and bioinspired design. With a growing portfolio of highly cited publications, Weeger is shaping the future of functional, additively manufactured systems for robotics and beyond.