Dr. Riddhi Das

Project description

Development of soft autonomous machine (SaM) systems controlled via soft logic gates with soft switches and sensors for environmental interaction
I am a soft robotics researcher specializing in the design, fabrication and actuation of pneumatic soft robots. In the Demonstrator area, I am presently focusing on the development of soft autonomous machine (SaM) systems controlled via soft logic gates and sensors for interaction with the environment.
After establishing a basic operational system, my main focus will be on integrating developments from other livMats research areas to construct a fully operational autonomous robot.

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck

Publications with livMatS

• Locomotion analysis of a 3D printed electronics-free peristaltic soft robot
  Das, R.., Teichmann, J., Tauber, F. J., & Speck, T. (2026). Locomotion analysis of a 3D printed electronics-free peristaltic soft robot. Npj Robotics, 4(1), 27. doi: 10.1038/s44182-026-00100-4
• Design and Development of an Electronics-Free Earthworm Robot
  Das, R., Teichmann, J., Speck, T., & Tauber, F. J. (2026). Design and Development of an Electronics-Free Earthworm Robot. In A. Jiménez Rodríguez, R. Mestre, C. Chen, A. Mura, E. Barker, P. Verschure, & T. Prescott (Eds.), Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp. 167–178). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-07448-5_15
• Design and development of an electronics-free earthworm robot
  Das, R., Teichmann, J., Speck, T., & Tauber, F. (2025). Design and development of an electronics-free earthworm robot. Conference Proceedings Paper Living Machines 2025, doi: arXiv.2511.01347