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20242026
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5 papers

cs.RO2026

Machine Learning Driven Prediction of the Behavior of Biohybrid Actuators

Michail-Antisthenis Tsompanas, Marco Perez Hernandez, Faisal Abdul-Fattah +9

Skeletal muscle-based biohybrid actuators have proved to be a promising component in soft robotics, offering efficient movement. However, their intrinsic biological variability and…

cs.ET2025

Evaluating Fitness Averaging Strategies in Cooperative NeuroCoEvolution for Automated Soft Actuator Design

Hugo Alcaraz-Herrera, Michail-Antisthenis Tsompanas, Igor Balaz +1

Soft robotics are increasingly favoured in specific applications such as healthcare, due to their adaptability, which stems from the non-linear properties of their building materia…

cs.NE2025

NEAT and HyperNEAT based Design for Soft Actuator Controllers

Hugo Alcaraz-Herrera, Michail-Antisthenis Tsompanas, Igor Balaz +1

Since soft robotics are composed of compliant materials, they perform better than conventional rigid robotics in specific fields, such as medical applications. However, the field o…

cs.NE2025

Designing morphologies of soft medical devices using cooperative neuro coevolution

Hugo Alcaraz-Herrera, Michail-Antisthenis Tsompanas, Igor Balaz +1

Soft robots have proven to outperform traditional robots in applications related to propagation in geometrically constrained environments. Designing these robots and their controll…

cs.RO2024

Control of Biohybrid Actuators using NeuroEvolution

Hugo Alcaraz-Herrera, Michail-Antisthenis Tsompanas, Andrew Adamatzky +1

In medical-related tasks, soft robots can perform better than conventional robots because of their compliant building materials and the movements they are able perform. However, de…