Journal Articles

F. Berlinger, M. Gauci, R. Nagpal, Implicit coordination for 3D underwater collective behaviors in a fish-inspired robot swarm. Sci Robot. 6, eabd8668 (2021).

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F. Berlinger, M. Saadat, H. Haj-Hariri, G.V. Lauder, R. Nagpal, Fish-like three-dimensional swimming with an autonomous, multi-fin, and biomimetic robot. Bioinspir. Biomim. 16(2):026018 (2021).

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M. Saadat, F. Berlinger, A. Sheshmani, R. Nagpal, G.V. Lauder, H. Haj-Hariri, Hydrodynamic Advantages of In-line Schooling. Bioinspir. Biomim. 16(4):046002 (2021).

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M. Duduta, F. Berlinger, R. Nagpal, D. Clarke, R. Wood, F.Z. Temel, Tunable Multi-Modal Locomotion in Soft Dielectric Elastomer Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 3868–3875 (2020).

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M. Duduta, F.C.J. Berlinger, R. Nagpal, D.R. Clarke, R.J. Wood, F.Z. Temel, Electrically-latched compliant jumping mechanism based on a dielectric elastomer actuator. Smart Materials and Structures, 28(9), p.09LT01 (2019).

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F. Berlinger, J. Dusek, M. Gauci, R. Nagpal, Robust maneuverability of a miniature, low-cost underwater robot using multiple fin actuation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 3, 140-147 (2017).

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Conference Papers

F. Berlinger, J. Ebert, R. Nagpal, Impressionist Algorithms for Autonomous Multi-Robot Systems: Flocking as a Case Study. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2022).

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J. Ebert, F. Berlinger, B. Haghighat, R. Nagpal, A Hybrid PSO Algorithm for Multi-robot Target Search and Decision Awareness. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2022).

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F. Berlinger, P. Wulkop, R. Nagpal, Self-Organized Evasive Fountain Maneuvers with a Bioinspired Underwater Robot Collective. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2021).

 DOI |  PDF |  BibTeX |  Finalist for Best Paper Award in "Multi-Robot System"

F. Berlinger, M. Duduta, H. Gloria, D. Clarke, R. Nagpal, R. Wood, A Modular Dielectric Elastomer Actuator to Drive Miniature Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3429-3435 (2018).

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K. Soltan, J. O'Brien, F. Berlinger, R. Nagpal, J. Dusek, Biomimetic actuation method for a miniature, low-cost multi-jointed robotic fish. MTS/IEEE OCEANS Charleston, pp. 1-9 (2018).

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G. Chatzipirpiridis, S. Gervasoni, F. Berlinger, O. Ergeneman, S. Pané, B.J. Nelson, B.J., Miniaturized magnetic force sensor on a catheter tip. IEEE International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), pp. 1727-1730 (2015).

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Patents

F.C.J. Berlinger, C.M. Clausen, Y. Detrekoey, J. Eichenberger, M.A. Eppenberger, M.S. Fisler, A. Mueller, S.M. Schmid, W. Fischer, Carriage cart with obstacle overcoming. General Electric Technology GmbH, U.S. Patent Application 15/041,652 (2016).

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Dissertation

F. Berlinger, Blueswarm: 3D Self-organization in a Fish-inspired Robot Swarm. Harvard University, (2021).

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Presentations

Impressionist Algorithms for Autonomous Multi-Robot Systems: Flocking as a Case Study
Paper presentation, IEEE IROS, Kyoto, Japan (Oct 2022)

Congratulations, you did it!
Commencement speech, Wil High School, Wil, Switzerland (Jul 2021)

Self-organized Evasive Fountain Maneuvers with a Bioinspired Underwater Robot Collective
Award talk & paper presentation, IEEE ICRA, Xi'an, China (Jun 2021)

Blueswarm: 3D Self-organization in a Fish-inspired Robot Swarm
PhD defense, Harvard University, Boston, USA (Apr 2021)

Collective behaviors in a fish-inspired robot swarm
Science interview, Faculti, Boston, USA (Apr 2021)

Blueswarm: 3D Self-organization in a Fish-inspired Robot Swarm
Guest lecture, Olin College of Engineering, Needham, USA (Apr 2021)

Blueswarm: A Platform for Biomimicry and the Investigation of Collective Behaviors
Guest lecture, Harvard University (CS289), Cambridge, USA (Sep 2019)

A Bio-inspired Underwater Robot Collective for Distributed Search and Sampling
Invited talk, HUBweek, Boston, USA (Oct 2018)

A Modular Dielectric Elastomer Actuator to Drive Miniature Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Award talk, IEEE ICRA, Brisbane, Australia (May 2018)

The Role of Robots
Invited talk, Swiss Study Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland (Jun 2017)

The Ship Inspection Robot — SIR
Invited talk, Marine Maintenance World Expo and Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Jun 2016)

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