Michal Jilich
Papers
11
Total Citations
140
H-Index
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About
Michal Jilich is a robotics researcher whose work spans robotic gripping systems, human-robot collaboration, and intelligent mechatronic design. He is perhaps best known for his sustained contributions to textile and garment manipulation robotics, developed largely through the European CloPeMa Project, which aimed to automate the handling of clothing and soft materials — a notoriously challenging problem due to the deformable, unpredictable nature of textiles. His foundational papers on specialized flexible grippers for garment handling (2013, 47 citations) remain among the most referenced works in this niche, and subsequent designs incorporating biphasic actuators and additive manufacturing demonstrate a consistent drive to refine and miniaturize these solutions. Beyond soft-material handling, Jilich has made meaningful contributions to safe human-robot collaboration with high-payload industrial robots, developing tactile sensing architectures and novel software-hardware frameworks that bring collaborative capabilities to heavy-duty systems previously considered too dangerous for close human interaction. His 2019 work on a robotic mastication simulator for dental implant testing highlights his interdisciplinary reach. Collectively, his publications have garnered over 130 citations, reflecting a research portfolio that bridges academic innovation with real-world industrial relevance.
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- 1On the Development of a Specialized Flexible Gripper for Garment Handling47 citations · 2013
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