Publications

Preprints
  • C. Tugui, R. Thakar, A. Gogoj, A. White, A. Li, B. Yin, E. Pomianek, and M. Duduta, “A Soft Robotic Demonstration in the Stratosphere,” arXiv preprint, 2026. arXiv:2603.04352
    A high-altitude balloon flight showing that a new UV-curable silicone elastomer based dielectric elastomer soft robot can survive and operate in near-space conditions (−50 °C, <1% sea-level pressure), pointing toward soft-robotic systems for space-bound applications.
  • A. Li, B. Yin, A. White, S. Sandhu, J. Francoeur, V. Jimenez-Santiago, V. Remenar, C. Tugui, and M. Duduta, “A Robotic Testing Platform for Pipelined Discovery of Resilient Soft Actuators,” arXiv preprint, 2026. arXiv:2602.20963
    An automated platform that fabricates, tests, and screens dielectric elastomer actuators in a closed loop, accelerating the search for durable soft-actuator designs.
Journal Articles
  • D. Flores, S. Sandhu, A. White, et al., “RoboNautilus: a cephalopod-inspired soft robotic siphon for underwater propulsion,” npj Robotics, vol. 3, 17 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44182-025-00035-2
  • A. Li, P. Cuvin, S. Lee, J. Gu, C. Tugui, and M. Duduta, “Data-Driven Long-Term Energy Efficiency Prediction of Dielectric Elastomer Artificial Muscles,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202406710
  • S. Lee, M. Moghani, A. Li, and M. Duduta, “A Small Steerable Tip Based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2023.3308335
  • J. Son, S. Lee, G. Y. Bae, G. Lee, M. Duduta, and K. Cho, “Skin-Mountable Vibrotactile Stimulator Based on Laterally Multilayered Dielectric Elastomer Actuators,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202213589
  • C. Tugui, M. Cazacu, D. M. Manoli, A. Stefan, and M. Duduta, “All-silicone 3D printing technology: toward highly elastic dielectric elastomers and complex structures,” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01190
  • A. Li, S. Lee, H. Shadat, and M. Duduta, “Real Time High Voltage Capacitance for Rapid Evaluation of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators,” Soft Matter, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sm00690a
  • M. Duduta, “Robots as Energy Systems: Advances in Robotics across Scales and Technologies,” Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202200093
Conference Proceedings
  • S. Sandhu, A. Li, C. Tugui, and M. Duduta, “Miniature Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Probe Inspecting Confined Spaces Embedding a CMOS Sensor,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, GA, 19–23 May 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA55743.2025.11128835
Early Career Work of Prof. Duduta
  • “Multilayer dielectric elastomers for fast, programmable actuation without prestretch,” Advanced Materials, 2016.
  • “Realizing the potential of dielectric elastomer artificial muscles,” PNAS, 2019.
  • “A modular dielectric elastomer actuator to drive miniature autonomous underwater vehicles,” ICRA, 2018.
  • “Electrically-latched compliant jumping mechanism based on a dielectric elastomer actuator,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2019.
  • “Tunable Multi-Modal Locomotion in Soft Dielectric Elastomer Robots,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2020.
  • “Ultra-Lightweight, High Power Density Lithium-Ion Batteries,” Batteries & Supercaps, 2018.
  • “Compact dielectric elastomer linear actuators,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2018.
  • “A Wearable Soft Haptic Communicator Based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators,” Soft Robotics, 2020.