Dr Andre Rosendo

Dr Andre Rosendo

Background - Research - Publications

Background - Research - Publications

Position: Research Associate

Position: Research Associate

E-mail:alm87 [a] cam . ac . uk

E-mail:alm87 [at] cam . ac . uk

Office Location: BN3-03

Office Location: BN3-03

Background

Background

• Research Associate in Robotics at the University of Cambridge, Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab (April 2015 - Curr.)
• Specially Appointed Assistant Professor - Adapt. Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University (October 2014 - March 2015)
• Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology at Osaka University (Japan, Sept. 2014, Japanese MEXT Full Scholarship)
• M.Sc. in Information Science and Technology at Hokkaido Univeristy (Japan, 2011, Japanese MEXT Full Scholarship)
• B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Federal University of Bahia (Brazil, 2008, Polytechnic School Found. Scholarship)

• Research Associate in Robotics (April 2015 - Curr.) at the Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab. with Dr. Fumiya Iida
• Specially Appointed Assistant Professor - Adaptive Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University (October 2014 - March 2015)
• Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology at Osaka University (Japan, Sept. 2014, Japanese MEXT Full Scholarship)
• M.Sc. in Information Science and Technology at Hokkaido Univeristy (Japan, 2011, Japanese MEXT Full Scholarship)
• B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Federal University of Bahia (Brazil, 2008, Polytechnic School Found. Scholarship)

Research

Research

His research interests are related to evolutionary robotics, soft manipulation and robotic locomotion. He combines robots capable of intelligently creating themselves with safe interactions with humans/environment and legged locomotion (hopping, walking and running). His research output was recognized by one international award (AMAM2013), one interview and one special with Discovery Channel, two IEEE Spectrum articles (here and here) and it was cited in many online articles ( ENG, FRA, ITA, GER, CHI, POR, RUS, among others). He has nine IEEE conference papers, a total of 16 international conferences, two book chapters, six published journal articles, an Erdos number of 5 and a Bacon number of 3 (after sharing the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger!). He has volunteered as a referee for IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE Trans. on Mechatronics, IEEE Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, and IEEE Intl. Conf. on Automation and Robotics. He is currently a Guest Editor for the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine.

His research interests are related to robotic locomotion by means of hopping, walking and running. He studies the contribution of soft actuators, such as muscles and springs, to a higher stability and energy efficiency. His research topics also include morphological evolution of robots. His research output was recognized by one international award (AMAM2013), one interview with Discovery Channel, two IEEE Spectrum articles (here and here) and his work is cited in many online articles ( ENG, FRA, ITA, GER, CHI, POR, RUS, among others). He has nine IEEE conference papers, a total of 14 international conferences, three published journal articles, an Erdos number of 5 and a Bacon number of 3 (after sharing the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger!). He has volunteered as a referee for IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE Intl. Conf. on Rehabilitation Robotics, IEEE Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, and Intl. Foundation on Robotics Research. He is currently a Guest Editor on a Special Issue of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine.

Publications

Publications

Journal Papers

Journal Papers

ROSENDO, A.; Giardina, F. ; Hughes, J. ; Iida, F.. Soft solutions for hard problems. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, v. 23, p.125-127, 2016. Impact Factor = 1.822)
ROSENDO, A. ; IIDA, F.. Energy efficient hopping with Hill-type muscle properties on segmented legs. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, v. 11, p. 036002, 2016. (Impact Factor = 2.354)
HUNT, J. ; GIARDINA, F. ; ROSENDO, A. ; IIDA, F.. Improving efficiency for an open-loop controlled locomotion with a pulsed actuation. IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, v. 21, p. 1581-1591, 2016. (Impact Factor = 3.427)
ROSENDO, A. ; LIU, X. ; SHIMIZU, M ; HOSODA, K.. Stretch reflex improves rolling stability during hopping of a decerebrate system. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, v. 10, p.016008, 2015. (Impact Factor = 2.354)
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Producing alternating gait on uncoupled feline hindlimbs: muscular unloading rule on a biomimetic robot. Advanced Robotics, v. 28, p. 351-365, 2014. (Impact Factor = 0.572)
ROSENDO, A. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . A Yank-Based Variable Coefficient Method for a Low-Powered Semi-Active Power Assist System. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, v. 24, p. 291-297, 2012.

ROSENDO, A.; IIDA, F.. Energy efficient hopping with Hill-type muscle properties on segmented legs. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, v. 11, p. 036002, 2016. (Impact Factor = 2.354)

Book Chapters

HUNT, J. ; GIARDINA, F. ; ROSENDO, A. ; IIDA, F.. Improving efficiency for an open-loop controlled locomotion with a pulsed actuation. IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, v. 21, p. 1581-1591, 2016. (Impact Factor = 3.427)

Culha, U. ; Hughes, J. ; ROSENDO, A.; Giardina, F. ; Iida, F. ( 2017). Design Principles for Soft-Rigid Hybrid Manipulators. In Soft Robotics: Trends, Applications and Challenges, (pp.87-94), Springer International Publisher. (ISBN: 978-3-319-46459-6)
ROSENDO, A.; Liu, X. ; Nakatsu, S. ; Shimizu, M ; Hosoda, K. ( 2014). A combined CPG-stretch reflex on a musculoskeletal pneumatic quadruped. In Biomimetics and Biohybrid Systems, (pp.417-419), Springer International Publisher. (ISBN: 978-3-319-09434-2)

ROSENDO, A.; LIU, X. ; SHIMIZU, M ; HOSODA, K.. Stretch reflex improves rolling stability during hopping of a decerebrate system. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, v. 10, p.016008, 2015. (Impact Factor = 2.354)
ROSENDO, A.; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Producing alternating gait on uncoupled feline hindlimbs: muscular unloading rule on a biomimetic robot. Advanced Robotics, v. 28, p. 351-365, 2014. (Impact Factor = 0.572)
ROSENDO, A. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . A Yank-Based Variable Coefficient Method for a Low-Powered Semi-Active Power Assist System. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, v. 24, p. 291-297, 2012.

Conference Papers

Conference Papers

ROSENDO, A. ; SEGUCHI, Y. ; HOSODA, K. . Preflexes: contribution of visco-elastic muscles to joint angles during walking of a quadruped robot. 7th Intl. Symp. on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, AMAM 2015, Boston, USA.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; LIU, X. ; SHIMIZU, M. ; HOSODA, K. . Quadrupedal locomotion based on a muscular activation pattern with stretch-reflex. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014, Bali, Indonesia.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A. ; SHIMIZU, M. ; HOSODA, K. Realization of Three-dimensional Walking of a Cheetah-modeled Bio-inspired Quadruped Robot. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014, Bali, Indonesia.
LIU, X. ; ROSENDO, A. ; SHIMIZU, M. ; HOSODA, K. . Improving Hopping Stability of a Biped by Muscular Stretch Reflex. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Humanoid Robots, IEEE HUMANOIDS 2014, Madrid, Spain.
ROSENDO, A. ; LIU, X. ; NAKATSU, S. ; SHIMIZU, M ; HOSODA, K. . A combined CPG-stretch reflex on a musculoskeletal pneumatic quadruped. Intl. Conf on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, LIVING MACHINES 2014, Milan, Italy.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Reflective walking of a bio-inspired quadruped robot. JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechanics, ROBOMEC 2013, Saitama, Japan.
NARIOKA, K. ; INADA, T. ; ROSENDO, A. ; HOSODA, K. . Development of a Pneumatically-driven Quadruped Robot for Fast Locomotion. JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechanics, ROBOMEC2013, Saitama, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Pneupard: A biomimetic musculoskeletal approach for a feline-inspired quadruped robot. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE IROS 2013, Tokyo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Toward a stable biomimetic walking: Exploring muscle roles on a feline robot. 6th Intl. Symp. on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, AMAM 2013, Darmstadt, Germany.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A.; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Stable Reflex-based Walking of Forelimbs of a Bio-inspired Quadruped Robot-modeled Cheetah. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2013, Shenzhen, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Exploring Muscular Contribution during Stepping of Biomimetic Feline Hindlimbs. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2013, Shenzhen, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Exploring Stance-to-swing transition: from cats to a pneumatic quadruped robot. Intl. Workshop on Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation, SOFT ROBOTS 2013, Locarno, Switzerland.
NARIOKA, K. ; INADA, T. ; ROSENDO, A. ; SPROEWITZ, A. ; HOSODA, K. Dynamic Locomotion of a Minimalistic Pneumatic Quadruped Robot ?Ken?. Intl. Workshop on Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation, SOFT ROBOTS 2013, Locarno, Switzerland.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. .Development of Biomimetic Feline Robotic Forelimbs. Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, RSJ 2013, Tsukuba, Japan.
ROSENDO, A.; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Muscle roles on directional change during hopping of a biomimetic feline hindlimb. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2012, Guangzhou, China.
NARIOKA, K. ; ROSENDO, A. ; HOSODA, K. . Development of a minimalistic pneumatic quadruped robot for fast locomotion. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2012, Guangzhou, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Early Development of a Bio-inspired Feline Pneumatic Quadruped Robot. Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan RSJ 2012, Sapporo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; HOSODA, K. . Development of a Feline Hindlimb for a Pneumatic Quadruped Robot. Special Research Comitee on Embodiment Cognitive Science and Real world Application, ECSRA 2012, Tokyo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . Assist Ratio Variation Strategy for a Low-Powered Power Assist System. Robot Society in Japan - Research Comittee on Robot Technology in Hokkaido, RSJ-HRT 2011, Sapporo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . A novel semi-active assist system considering low-powered actuator limitations. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2010, Tianjin, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKANO, M. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . Design of controller for a Semi-Active Assist Mechanism considering Low-Powered Actuator Limitation. JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechanics, ROBOMEC 2010, Asahikawa, Japan.

ROSENDO, A. ; SEGUCHI, Y. ; HOSODA, K. . Preflexes: contribution of visco-elastic muscles to joint angles during walking of a quadruped robot. 7th Intl. Symp. on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, AMAM 2015, Boston, USA.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; LIU, X. ; SHIMIZU, M. ; HOSODA, K. . Quadrupedal locomotion based on a muscular activation pattern with stretch-reflex. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014, Bali, Indonesia.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A. ; SHIMIZU, M. ; HOSODA, K. Realization of Three-dimensional Walking of a Cheetah-modeled Bio-inspired Quadruped Robot. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014, Bali, Indonesia.
LIU, X. ; ROSENDO, A. ; SHIMIZU, M. ; HOSODA, K. . Improving Hopping Stability of a Biped by Muscular Stretch Reflex. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Humanoid Robots, IEEE HUMANOIDS 2014, Madrid, Spain.
ROSENDO, A. ; LIU, X. ; NAKATSU, S. ; SHIMIZU, M ; HOSODA, K. . A combined CPG-stretch reflex on a musculoskeletal pneumatic quadruped. Intl. Conf on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, LIVING MACHINES 2014, Milan, Italy.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Reflective walking of a bio-inspired quadruped robot. JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechanics, ROBOMEC 2013, Saitama, Japan.
NARIOKA, K. ; INADA, T. ; ROSENDO, A. ; HOSODA, K. . Development of a Pneumatically-driven Quadruped Robot for Fast Locomotion. JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechanics, ROBOMEC2013, Saitama, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Pneupard: A biomimetic musculoskeletal approach for a feline-inspired quadruped robot. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE IROS 2013, Tokyo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Toward a stable biomimetic walking: Exploring muscle roles on a feline robot. 6th Intl. Symp. on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, AMAM 2013, Darmstadt, Germany.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A.; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Stable Reflex-based Walking of Forelimbs of a Bio-inspired Quadruped Robot-modeled Cheetah. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2013, Shenzhen, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Exploring Muscular Contribution during Stepping of Biomimetic Feline Hindlimbs. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2013, Shenzhen, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKATSU, S. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Exploring Stance-to-swing transition: from cats to a pneumatic quadruped robot. Intl. Workshop on Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation, SOFT ROBOTS 2013, Locarno, Switzerland.
NARIOKA, K. ; INADA, T. ; ROSENDO, A. ; SPROEWITZ, A. ; HOSODA, K. Dynamic Locomotion of a Minimalistic Pneumatic Quadruped Robot ?Ken?. Intl. Workshop on Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation, SOFT ROBOTS 2013, Locarno, Switzerland.
NAKATSU, S. ; ROSENDO, A. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. .Development of Biomimetic Feline Robotic Forelimbs. Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, RSJ 2013, Tsukuba, Japan.
ROSENDO, A.; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Muscle roles on directional change during hopping of a biomimetic feline hindlimb. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2012, Guangzhou, China.
NARIOKA, K. ; ROSENDO, A. ; HOSODA, K. . Development of a minimalistic pneumatic quadruped robot for fast locomotion. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2012, Guangzhou, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NARIOKA, K. ; HOSODA, K. . Early Development of a Bio-inspired Feline Pneumatic Quadruped Robot. Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan RSJ 2012, Sapporo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; HOSODA, K. . Development of a Feline Hindlimb for a Pneumatic Quadruped Robot. Special Research Comitee on Embodiment Cognitive Science and Real world Application, ECSRA 2012, Tokyo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . Assist Ratio Variation Strategy for a Low-Powered Power Assist System. Robot Society in Japan - Research Comittee on Robot Technology in Hokkaido, RSJ-HRT 2011, Sapporo, Japan.
ROSENDO, A. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . A novel semi-active assist system considering low-powered actuator limitations. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2010, Tianjin, China.
ROSENDO, A. ; NAKANO, M. ; TANAKA, T. ; KANEKO, S. . Design of controller for a Semi-Active Assist Mechanism considering Low-Powered Actuator Limitation. JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechanics, ROBOMEC 2010, Asahikawa, Japan.