Petr Trunin

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Petr Trunin is an emerging robotics researcher specializing in soft robotics, tactile sensing, and bio-inspired design. His work focuses on developing innovative sensory systems that enable robots to perceive and interact with their environments in more nuanced, human-like ways — a critical frontier in modern robotics research. Trunin's most notable contribution to date is the HexSOWS (Hexagonal Soft Optical Waveguide Sensor), a modular skin concept designed to cover large robotic surfaces with flexible, mechanically robust sensing capabilities. This system enables simultaneous discrimination of both pressure and strain across expansive areas — a significant technical challenge in the field. Complementing this, his MELEGROS project draws inspiration from the extraordinary sensory-motor integration found in the African elephant's trunk, producing a monolithic gripper where optical sensing is treated not as an add-on but as an intrinsic structural feature. Though early in his career — with his cited works accumulating 5 citations across 2025–2026 publications — Trunin is contributing to the rapidly growing intersection of soft materials, biologically inspired robotics, and multimodal sensing. His research holds strong promise for advancing next-generation prosthetics, collaborative robots, and adaptive manipulation systems.