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Publications from the Soft Robotics Lab at the Oxford Robotics Institute

Publications @ Soft Robotics

Zhong, S., Albini, A., Jones, O.P., Maiolino, P. and Posner, I., 2022. Touching a NeRF: Leveraging Neural Radiance Fields for Tactile Sensory Data Generation. InĀ 6th Annual Conference on Robot Learning.

Estimating Scene Flow in Robot Surroundings with Distributed Miniaturized Time-of-Flight Sensors

Sander J, Caroleo G, Albini A & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{estimatingscene-2025/4,
  title={Estimating Scene Flow in Robot Surroundings with Distributed Miniaturized Time-of-Flight Sensors},
  author={Sander J, Caroleo G, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

Tiny Lidars for Manipulator Self-Awareness: Sensor Characterization and Initial Localization Experiments

Caroleo G, Albini A, De Martini D, Barfoot TD & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{tinylidarsforma-2025/3,
  title={Tiny Lidars for Manipulator Self-Awareness: Sensor Characterization and Initial Localization Experiments},
  author={Caroleo G, Albini A, De Martini D, Barfoot TD & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

Compliant Beaded-String Jamming For Variable Stiffness Anthropomorphic Fingers

Westermann M, Pontin M, Costi L, Albini A & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{compliantbeaded-2025/2,
  title={Compliant Beaded-String Jamming For Variable Stiffness Anthropomorphic Fingers},
  author={Westermann M, Pontin M, Costi L, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

JAMMit! Monolithic 3D-Printing of a Bead Jamming Soft Pneumatic Arm

Yao Y, Westermann M, Pontin M, Albini A & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{jammitmonolithi-2025/2,
  title={JAMMit! Monolithic 3D-Printing of a Bead Jamming Soft Pneumatic Arm},
  author={Yao Y, Westermann M, Pontin M, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

Soft Robot Localization Using Distributed Miniaturized Time-of-Flight Sensors

Caroleo G, Albini A & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{softrobotlocali-2025/2,
  title={Soft Robot Localization Using Distributed Miniaturized Time-of-Flight Sensors},
  author={Caroleo G, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

Mechanics of pressurized cellular sheets

Chandler T, Ferria J, Shorthose O, Allain J-M, Maiolino P et al. (2025), Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 22(223)

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@article{mechanicsofpres-2025/2,
  title={Mechanics of pressurized cellular sheets},
  author={Chandler T, Ferria J, Shorthose O, Allain J-M, Maiolino P et al.},
  journal={Journal of the Royal Society Interface},
  volume={22},
  number={20240653},
  publisher={The Royal Society},
  year = "2025"
}

Morphing surfaces inspired by thick-panel origami

Liu C, Yang F, Maiolino P & You Z (2025), International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 109976

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@article{morphingsurface-2025/2,
  title={Morphing surfaces inspired by thick-panel origami},
  author={Liu C, Yang F, Maiolino P & You Z},
  journal={International Journal of Mechanical Sciences},
  pages={109976},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2025"
}

Soft and Highly-Integrated Optical Fiber Bending Sensors for Proprioception in Multi-Material 3D Printed Fingers

Capp E, Pontin M, Walters P & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{softandhighlyin-2025/2,
  title={Soft and Highly-Integrated Optical Fiber Bending Sensors for Proprioception in Multi-Material 3D Printed Fingers},
  author={Capp E, Pontin M, Walters P & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

Compliant Beaded-String Jamming For Variable Stiffness Anthropomorphic Fingers

Westermann M, Pontin M, Costi L, Albini A & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{compliantbeaded-2025/2,
  title={Compliant Beaded-String Jamming For Variable Stiffness Anthropomorphic Fingers},
  author={Westermann M, Pontin M, Costi L, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

Soft Robot Localization Using Distributed Miniaturized Time-of-Flight Sensors

Caroleo G, Albini A & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{softrobotlocali-2025/2,
  title={Soft Robot Localization Using Distributed Miniaturized Time-of-Flight Sensors},
  author={Caroleo G, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

JAMMit! Monolithic 3D-Printing of a Bead Jamming Soft Pneumatic Arm

Yao Y, Westermann M, Pontin M, Albini A & Maiolino P (2025)

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@misc{jammitmonolithi-2025/2,
  title={JAMMit! Monolithic 3D-Printing of a Bead Jamming Soft Pneumatic Arm},
  author={Yao Y, Westermann M, Pontin M, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

A proxy-tactile reactive control for robots moving in clutter

Caroleo G, Giovinazzo F, Albini A, Grella F, Cannata G et al. (2025), 733-739

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@inproceedings{aproxytactilere-2025/1,
  title={A proxy-tactile reactive control for robots moving in clutter},
  author={Caroleo G, Giovinazzo F, Albini A, Grella F, Cannata G et al.},
  booktitle={2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems},
  pages={733-739},
  year = "2025"
}

A proxy-tactile reactive control for robots moving in clutter

Caroleo G, Giovinazzo F, Albini A, Grella F, Cannata G et al. (2025), 733-739

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@inproceedings{aproxytactilere-2025/1,
  title={A proxy-tactile reactive control for robots moving in clutter},
  author={Caroleo G, Giovinazzo F, Albini A, Grella F, Cannata G et al.},
  booktitle={2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems},
  pages={733-739},
  year = "2025"
}

A Camera-Embedded Self-Adaptable Finger With Multi-Modal Sensing Capabilities for Robotic Manipulation

Khalid MU, Sethi HMA, Ravikumar NK, Haleem H, Seitone A et al. (2025), IEEE Access, 13, 68492-68508

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@article{acameraembedded-2025/1,
  title={A Camera-Embedded Self-Adaptable Finger With Multi-Modal Sensing Capabilities for Robotic Manipulation},
  author={Khalid MU, Sethi HMA, Ravikumar NK, Haleem H, Seitone A et al.},
  journal={IEEE Access},
  volume={13},
  pages={68492-68508},
  publisher={Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
  year = "2025"
}

Design, Fabrication and Calibration of an Embroidery Textile Tactile Sensor Array

Hou N, Pontin M, Costi L & Maiolino P (2025), 15051, 327-338

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@misc{designfabricati-2025/,
  title={Design, Fabrication and Calibration of an Embroidery Textile Tactile Sensor Array},
  author={Hou N, Pontin M, Costi L & Maiolino P},
  year = "2025"
}

TactGen: tactile sensory data generation via zero-shot sim-to-real transfer

Zhong S, Albini A, Maiolino P & Posner I (2024), IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 41, 1316-1328

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@article{tactgentactiles-2024/12,
  title={TactGen: tactile sensory data generation via zero-shot sim-to-real transfer},
  author={Zhong S, Albini A, Maiolino P & Posner I},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on Robotics},
  volume={41},
  pages={1316-1328},
  publisher={Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
  year = "2024"
}

TactGen: tactile sensory data generation via zero-shot sim-to-real transfer

Zhong S, Albini A, Maiolino P & Posner I (2024), IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 41, 1316-1328

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@article{tactgentactiles-2024/12,
  title={TactGen: tactile sensory data generation via zero-shot sim-to-real transfer},
  author={Zhong S, Albini A, Maiolino P & Posner I},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on Robotics},
  volume={41},
  pages={1316-1328},
  publisher={Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
  year = "2024"
}

Touch-to-Touch Translation -- Learning the Mapping Between Heterogeneous Tactile Sensing Technologies

Grella F, Albini A, Cannata G & Maiolino P (2024)

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@misc{touchtotouchtra-2024/11,
  title={Touch-to-Touch Translation -- Learning the Mapping Between Heterogeneous Tactile Sensing Technologies},
  author={Grella F, Albini A, Cannata G & Maiolino P},
  year = "2024"
}

Touch-to-Touch Translation -- Learning the Mapping Between Heterogeneous Tactile Sensing Technologies

Grella F, Albini A, Cannata G & Maiolino P (2024)

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@misc{touchtotouchtra-2024/11,
  title={Touch-to-Touch Translation -- Learning the Mapping Between Heterogeneous Tactile Sensing Technologies},
  author={Grella F, Albini A, Cannata G & Maiolino P},
  year = "2024"
}

The design of a sensorized laryngoscope training system for pediatric intubation

Hou N, He L, Albini A, Halamek L & Maiolino P (2024), 00, 2414-2420

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@inproceedings{thedesignofasen-2024/10,
  title={The design of a sensorized laryngoscope training system for pediatric intubation},
  author={Hou N, He L, Albini A, Halamek L & Maiolino P},
  booktitle={2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  pages={2414-2420},
  year = "2024"
}