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Michael Ishida

3 accepted papers

2025

In-Situ Classification of Soil Types Exploiting Electrical Impedance Tomography with a Robotic Actuating Probe

IROS 2025

Soil is a vital resource for various industries, including agriculture, engineering, and manufacturing, where accurate in-situ classification is essential for a wide range of applications. Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) enables real-time soil classification by capturing complex impedance data

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2022

Locomotion via Active Suction in a Sea Star-Inspired Soft Robot

RA-L 2022

Some marine animals, such as sea stars, have developed versatile adhesive appendages that can be used for a variety of behaviors including sticking to surfaces, manipulating objects, and locomoting. These appendages couple reversible adhesion capabilities with muscular structures that can do work on

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2019

Morphing Structure for Changing Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Soft Underwater Walking Robot

RA-L 2019

Existing platforms for underwater exploration and inspection are often limited to traversing open water and must expend large amounts of energy to maintain a position in flow for long periods of time. Many benthic animals overcome these limitations using legged locomotion and have different hydrodyn

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