Smart fluidic circuits for autonomous soft robots

Project Information

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Grant agreement ID: 948132

DOI

10.3030/948132

Project closed

EC signature date 13 August 2020

Start date 1 January 2021

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 498 636,00

EU contribution

€ 1 498 636,00

Coordinated by

STICHTING NEDERLANDSE WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK INSTITUTEN
Netherlands

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Deliverables

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (6)

A retrofit sensing strategy for soft fluidic robots

Author(s): Shibo Zou, Sergio Picella, Jelle de Vries, Vera G. Kortman, Aimée Sakes, Johannes T. B. Overvelde
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 15, 2024, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44517-z

Physical synchronization of soft self-oscillating limbs for fast and autonomous locomotion

Author(s): Alberto Comoretto, Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Johannes T. B. Overvelde
Published in: Science, Issue 388, 2025, Page(s) 610-615, ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
DOI: 10.1126/science.adr3661

Multifunctional Fluidic Units for Emergent, Responsive Robotic Behaviors

Author(s): Mostafa Mousa, Alberto Comoretto, Johannes T.B. Overvelde, Antonio E. Forte
Published in: Advanced Materials, Issue 38, 2026, ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher: United Nations Industrial Developement Organization
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202510298

On the coexistence of pressure regulation and oscillation modes in soft hysteretic valves

Author(s): Lucas C. van Laake, Alberto Comoretto, Johannes T.B. Overvelde
Published in: Journal of Fluids and Structures, Issue 126, 2025, Page(s) 104090, ISSN 0889-9746
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2024.104090

Toward developing a compact total artificial heart using a soft robotic fluidic transmission system

Author(s): Maziar Arfaee, Lucas C. van Laake, Shibo Zou, Charlotte Bording, Jolanda Kluin, Johannes T. B. Overvelde
Published in: Science Advances, Issue 11, 2025, ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv4854

Embodying mechano-fluidic memory in soft machines to program behaviors upon interactions

Author(s): Alberto Comoretto, Stijn Koppen, Tanaya Mandke, Johannes T.B. Overvelde
Published in: Device, Issue 3, 2025, Page(s) 100863, ISSN 2666-9986
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2025.100863

Conference proceedings (1)

A Pressure-Amplifying Monopropellant Engine for Actuator-Localized Pneumatic Power

Author(s): Samuel Dutra Gollob, Alberto Comoretto, Qifan Yu, Matthew Fernandez, Korebami Adebajo, Johannes T. B. Overvelde, Kaitlyn Becker, Ellen T. Roche
Published in: 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2025, Page(s) 1-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/robosoft63089.2025.11020950

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Multimodal motion and behavior switching of multistable ciliary walkers

Author(s): Sumit Mohanty, Paul Baconnier, Harmannus A.H. Schomaker, Alberto Comoretto, Martin van Hecke, Johannes T.B. Overvelde
Published in: Arxiv, 2026, ISSN 2331-8422
Publisher: Arxiv
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.09840