Papers
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Total Citations
169
H-Index
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About
Sara-Adela Abad is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, bioinspired design, and biomechanics. Her work centers on developing stiffness-controllable soft robots, continuum manipulators, and tactile sensors, drawing inspiration from biological systems like goat hooves and mammalian whisker follicles. Abad’s major contributions include using Lie theory to model stiffness in fluidic-driven soft robots (26 citations), enabling on-demand force exertion, and formulating kinematic models for hyperelastic continuum robots (25 citations) to improve control. She also designed a multimodal whisker sensor follicle for texture comparison (25 citations) and uncovered how goat hoof morphology reduces slip through morphological computation (22 citations), with later work confirming joint compliance’s role in dynamic slip resistance (17 citations). Her impact spans over 150 citations across these top papers, with notable achievements including advancing soft robotic systems for endoscopic interventions and miniaturised manipulators for confined spaces. Abad’s interdisciplinary approach—merging robotics, biology, and materials science—offers transformative solutions for biodiversity monitoring, medical devices, and legged locomotion, making her a leading voice in creating adaptive, nature-inspired robotic systems.
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- 4The role of morphological computation of the goat hoof in slip reduction22 citations · 2016
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- 7Soft robotic systems for endoscopic interventions12 citations · 2022
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