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Ophelia Bolmin is a leading researcher in bioinspired robotics and biomechanics, specializing in the extraordinary jumping mechanisms of insects. Her work focuses on understanding how animals like click beetles and trap-jaw ants achieve legless jumps over ten times their body length, and translating these principles into engineered systems. Bolmin’s major contributions include the development of insect-scale jumping robots that harness a dynamic buckling cascade—a mechanism that amplifies muscle power without traditional limbs—detailed in her 2023 paper (69 citations). She also pioneered interlocking metasurfaces (26 citations), a novel joining technology that combines ease of assembly with robust mechanical properties, offering an alternative to bolts and adhesives. Her 2017 study on click beetle self-righting jumps (14 citations) provided foundational models for this unique locomotion. Bolmin’s work exemplifies solution-driven bioinspired design, as highlighted in her 2024 paper on latch-mediated spring-actuated systems. With growing citation impact, she is shaping the future of agile, resilient micro-robots for applications in exploration, search-and-rescue, and environmental monitoring.