Philipp Schorr
Papers
7
Total Citations
79
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6
About
Philipp Schorr is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics, with a primary focus on tensegrity-based locomotion systems and compliant structures. His work centers on developing worm-like and tilting mobile robots that leverage the unique properties of tensegrity—structures composed of rigid compression members held together by a continuous network of prestressed elastic tension elements. Schorr’s major contributions include the design of a worm-like robot capable of crawling in tubular environments, inspired by natural undulating movements, and the development of multistable tensegrity robots that achieve locomotion through controlled tilting sequences. His research has garnered over 79 citations across his most-cited works, with his 2021 paper on worm-like tensegrity robots leading at 22 citations. Notably, he has explored the integration of magneto-sensitive elastomers for gripping applications and investigated the influence of elastomeric tensioned members on compliant structure behavior. Schorr’s innovative approach to using shape-variable, multistable tensegrity systems for robotic locomotion represents a significant advancement in soft robotics, offering new possibilities for navigation in confined spaces and adaptive manipulation.
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- 1Worm-Like Mobile Robot Based on a Tensegrity Structure22 citations · 2021
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