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Nikos G. Tsagarakis
Researcher at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Publications - 390
Citations - 12642
Nikos G. Tsagarakis is an academic researcher from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Humanoid robot & Robot. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 362 publications receiving 10250 citations. Previous affiliations of Nikos G. Tsagarakis include University of Pisa & Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
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Variable impedance actuators: A review
Bram Vanderborght,A. Albu-Schaeffer,Antonio Bicchi,Antonio Bicchi,Etienne Burdet,Darwin G. Caldwell,Raffaella Carloni,Manuel G. Catalano,Manuel G. Catalano,Oliver Eiberger,Werner Friedl,Gowrishankar Ganesh,Manolo Garabini,Markus Grebenstein,Giorgio Grioli,Sami Haddadin,Hannes Höppner,Amir Jafari,Matteo Laffranchi,Dirk Lefeber,Florian Petit,Stefano Stramigioli,Nikos G. Tsagarakis,M. Van Damme,R. Van Ham,L. C. Visser,Sebastian I. Wolf +26 more
TL;DR: A classification based on the principles through which the variable stiffness and damping are achieved is proposed and allows for designers of new devices to orientate and take inspiration and users of VIA's to be guided in the design and implementation process for their targeted application.
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Design of HyQ – a hydraulically and electrically actuated quadruped robot:
Claudio Semini,Nikos G. Tsagarakis,Emanuele Guglielmino,Michele Focchi,Ferdinando Cannella,Darwin G. Caldwell +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a hydraulically powered quadruped robot (HyQ) was developed to serve as a platform to study not only highly dynamic motions, such as running and jumping, but also careful navigat...
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Development and Control of a ‘Soft-Actuated’ Exoskeleton for Use in Physiotherapy and Training
TL;DR: The work presented shows how the system takes advantage of the inherent controllable compliance to produce a unit that is extremely powerful, providing a wide range of functionality (motion and forces over an extended range) in a manner that has high safety integrity for the patient.
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Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components
Sebastian I. Wolf,Giorgio Grioli,Oliver Eiberger,Werner Friedl,Markus Grebenstein,Hannes Höppner,Etienne Burdet,Darwin G. Caldwell,Raffaella Carloni,Manuel G. Catalano,Dirk Lefeber,Stefano Stramigioli,Nikos G. Tsagarakis,Michael Van Damme,Ronald Van Ham,Bram Vanderborght,L. C. Visser,Antonio Bicchi,Alin Albu-Schaffer +18 more
TL;DR: In this article, a guide to the design process from the analysis of the desired tasks identifying the relevant attributes and their influence on the selection of different components such as motors, sensors, and springs is presented.
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A compact soft actuator unit for small scale human friendly robots
TL;DR: The development of a new compact soft actuation unit intended to be used in multi degree of freedom and small scale robotic systems such as the child humanoid robot “iCub” is presented.