Papers
9
Total Citations
124
H-Index
6
About
Rianna Jitosho is a pioneering roboticist whose work spans aerial, ground, and soft robotics, with a focus on creating versatile, high-performance systems for challenging environments. Her most impactful contribution, the "Drivocopter" (56 citations), introduces a hybrid aerial-ground vehicle that overcomes the limitations of traditional drones by combining flight with ground mobility for extended endurance and payload capacity. She has also advanced real-time control with "ALTRO-C" (18 citations), a fast solver for conic model-predictive control that enables complex robotic systems to operate at real-time rates. Jitosho's innovations extend to soft robotics, where she developed passive shape-locking mechanisms for multi-bend growing robots (15 citations) and a portable pneumatic supply, "phloSAR" (5 citations), for untethered soft robot operation. Her work on bistable gripping (9 citations) and ultra-light perching systems (7 citations) demonstrates her ability to solve practical challenges in dynamic mobile robotics. Notably, her research on mechanical imaging with climbing robots (5 citations) and soft aerial arms (1 citation) highlights her commitment to applications in healthcare and inspection. With over 124 total citations, Jitosho is a rising leader in creating robots that are both capable and resilient.
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- 2ALTRO-C: A Fast Solver for Conic Model-Predictive Control18 citations · 2021
- 3Passive Shape Locking for Multi-Bend Growing Inflated Beam Robots15 citations · 2023
- 4Exploiting Bistability for High Force Density Reflexive Gripping9 citations · 2019
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- 8Mechanical Imaging of Soft Tissues With Miniature Climbing Robots5 citations · 2021
- 9Flying Vines: Design, Modeling, and Control of a Soft Aerial Robotic Arm1 citations · 2025