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Zachary Yoder

Robotic Materials Doctoral Researcher Alumni

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Office: 3Q 05 Heisenbergstr. 3 70569 Stuttgart +49 711 689 3363 [email protected]
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I joined the Robotic Materials department in 2021 as a Ph.D. student. In my research I focus on solving practical problems by using artificial muscles. This involves developing new types of electrohydraulic actuators, soft sensors, high-voltage electronics and control algorithms- all of which combine to enable bio-inspired robotic systems with novel capabilities.

Before joining the Robotic Materials department, I earned an M.Sc. in mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder while researching in the Keplinger Research Group. In 2019 I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering and a minor in computer science.

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Robotic Materials Ph.D. Thesis Coupling soft electrohydraulic actuators with rigid components for fast and functional robotic systems Yoder, Z. Published in print with the University of Stuttgart Library, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, December 2024 (Published) BibTeX
Haptic Intelligence Robotic Materials Article Cutaneous Electrohydraulic (CUTE) Wearable Devices for Pleasant Broad-Bandwidth Haptic Cues Sanchez-Tamayo, N., Yoder, Z., Rothemund, P., Ballardini, G., Keplinger, C., Kuchenbecker, K. J. Advanced Science, 11(48):1-14, December 2024, This article was selected for the inside front cover. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202470295 (Published) Video DOI URL BibTeX
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Robotic Materials Article Hexagonal electrohydraulic modules for rapidly reconfigurable high-speed robots Yoder, Z., Rumley, E., Schmidt, I., Rothemund, P., Keplinger, C. Science Robotics, 9, September 2024 (Published) Video PDF DOI URL BibTeX
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Haptic Intelligence Robotic Materials Miscellaneous Cutaneous Electrohydraulic (CUTE) Wearable Devices for Multimodal Haptic Feedback Sanchez-Tamayo, N., Yoder, Z., Ballardini, G., Rothemund, P., Keplinger, C., Kuchenbecker, K. J. Extended abstract (1 page) presented at the IEEE RoboSoft Workshop on Multimodal Soft Robots for Multifunctional Manipulation, Locomotion, and Human-Machine Interaction, San Diego, USA, April 2024 (Published) BibTeX
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Haptic Intelligence Robotic Materials Miscellaneous Cutaneous Electrohydraulic Wearable Devices for Expressive and Salient Haptic Feedback Sanchez-Tamayo, N., Yoder, Z., Ballardini, G., Rothemund, P., Keplinger, C., Kuchenbecker, K. J. Hands-on demonstration presented at the IEEE Haptics Symposium, Long Beach, USA, April 2024 (Published) BibTeX
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Haptic Intelligence Robotic Materials Miscellaneous Demonstration: Cutaneous Electrohydraulic (CUTE) Wearable Devices for Expressive and Salient Haptic Feedback Sanchez-Tamayo, N., Yoder, Z., Ballardini, G., Rothemund, P., Keplinger, C., Kuchenbecker, K. J. Hands-on demonstration presented at the IEEE RoboSoft Conference, San Diego, USA, April 2024 (Published) BibTeX
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Robotic Materials Article A Soft, Fast and Versatile Electrohydraulic Gripper with Capacitive Object Size Detection Yoder, Z., Macari, D., Kleinwaks, G., Schmidt, I., Acome, E., Keplinger, C. Advanced Functional Materials, 23(3):2209080, 2023 (Published) A Soft, Fast and Versatile Electrohydraulic Gripper with Capacitive Object Size Detection YouTube video DOI BibTeX
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Robotic Materials Article Biodegradable Electrohydraulic Actuators for Sustainable Soft Robots Rumley, E. H., Preninger, D., Shagan-Shomron, A., Rothemund, P., Hartmann, F., Baumgartner, M., Kellaris, N., Stojanovic, A., Yoder, Z., Karrer, B., et al. Science Advances, 9(12), 2023, Ellen H. Rumley and David Preninger were co-first authors, and Christoph Keplinger and Martin Kaltenbrunner were shared corresponding authors. (Published) YouTube video DOI BibTeX
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Robotic Materials Article Design of a High-Speed Prosthetic Finger Driven by Peano-HASEL Actuators Yoder, Z., Kellaris, N., Chase-Markopoulou, C., Ricken, D., Mitchell, S. K., Emmett, M. B., Segil, J., Keplinger, C. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7:586216, Frontiers, November 2020 DOI URL BibTeX
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