Nikolaos Pateromichelakis

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Nikolaos Pateromichelakis is a robotics and biomedical engineering researcher whose work spans bio-inspired robotics, medical microdevices, and human-robot interaction. He has made significant contributions to the field of soft and underwater robotics through a series of investigations into octopus-inspired multi-arm swimming systems, developing dynamical models and control strategies that illuminate how sculling and undulatory movements generate aquatic propulsion. His hydrodynamic analyses and open-loop control frameworks for continuum, hyperelastic robotic arms have helped lay the groundwork for flexible underwater manipulation tools. Equally notable is his work in medical robotics: his research on inductive wireless powering systems for vibratory-actuated endoscopic capsules—garnering over 105 citations—addresses a critical challenge in advancing passive capsules into fully controllable intracorporeal devices. His investigation into vibration-induced frictional reduction further demonstrates a commitment to enabling practical miniature robot locomotion within the human body. Beyond these areas, Pateromichelakis contributed to humanoid robotics through his work on the Romeo robot's head-eyes gaze system, supporting advances in human-robot interaction. Collectively, his publications have accumulated over 280 citations, reflecting a broad and meaningful impact across multiple frontiers of modern robotics research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A multi-coil inductive powering system for an endoscopic capsule with vibratory actuation

   105 citations · 2011
2. 2
   Octopus-inspired eight-arm robotic swimming by sculling movements

   49 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Head-eyes system and gaze analysis of the humanoid robot Romeo

   33 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Robotic underwater propulsion inspired by the octopus multi-arm swimming

   31 citations · 2012
5. 5
   Hydrodynamic analysis of octopus-like robotic arms

   22 citations · 2012
6. 6
   Vibration-Induced Frictional Reduction in Miniature Intracorporeal Robots

   17 citations · 2014
7. 7
   Generation of primitive behaviors for non-linear hyperelastic octopus-inspired robotic arm

   15 citations · 2012
8. 8
   A wireless powering system for a vibratory-actuated endoscopic capsule

   9 citations · 2010

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