Hamid Marvi

Design of Testbed for Testing of Screw-Propelled Vehicles in Granular Media and at Reduced Gravity

Improving snake-shaped robotics with granular media simulations opens new paths for exploration and rescue missions in challenging terrains.

Program: MORE

Magnetic Micro-Robots for Medical Applications

Designing and constructing magnetic robots capable of surgery, drug delivery, and various other medical procedures within the human body could improve medical diagnosis and treatment.

Program: FURI

Magnetic Micro-Robots for Medical Applications

Designing and constructing magnetic robots capable of surgery, drug delivery, and various other medical procedures within the human body could improve medical diagnosis and treatment.

Program: FURI

Design Optimization of a Lizard-Inspired Tube Inspection Robot

Improving the design of a robot meant to scan industrial power plant pipes through non-invasive methods will keep power generation reliable.

Program: FURI

Use of Octopus Arm Muscle for Bioinspired Soft Robotic Arm

Studying the behavior of each muscle layer in an octopus's arm for specific types of complex manipulations when electrically stimulated will help develop bioinspired soft robotic arms.

Program: MORE

Viability of Magnets and Robotics on Advanced Surgeries

Exploring the viability of magnets and robotics will help design techniques for minimally invasive surgeries.

Program: FURI

Characterization of Octopus Arms Using EMG Studies

Quantifying muscle response of soft bodies such as in octopuses will drive enhanced flexibility and adaptability in soft robots to accomplish complex tasks.

Program: FURI

Design of a Controller for a Lizard Inspired Tube Inspection Robot

Designing a force feedback controller for a Lizard Inspired Tube Inspection Robot will improve its mobility for inspection along boiler tubes.

Program: MORE

SCARLESS Sample Return

The SCARLESS mobility platform is a rover design that uses helically grousered wheels and cold gas thrusters for small-body sample return.

Program: FURI

Active Self-Boring Robots that Enable Next Generation Dynamic Underground Wireless Sensing Networks

Optimizing self-boring robot design parameters decreases environmental impact and improves subterranean mobility for underground testing.

Program: FURI

Magnetic Needle Steering for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Studying magnetic needle steering for use in minimally invasive surgery will increase precision and control.

Program: MORE

Basilisk Lizard Interactions with Fluid Environments

Studying the forces that a basilisk lizard exerts on the surface of the water will improve robots designed to traverse complex terrain.

Program: FURI

Needle Tracking System

Needle tracking will help improve targeted drug delivery by providing more accurate delivery and less recovery time for the patient.

Program: MORE

Functionality of Octopus Arm Muscles

Verifying the functionality of octopus arm muscles will advance soft robotics and motor control systems.

Program: FURI

RASCAL Lunar Mobility

Designing and constructing a prototype for a lunar rover will help facilitate human exploration on the moon.

Program: FURI

Lizard Inspired Pipe Testing Robot

Designing a four-finger underactuated gripper will help a lizard-inspired robot to climb and inspect boiler pipes.

Program: MORE

Functionality of an Octopus Arm

Quantitative understanding of muscle fibers in an activated octopus arm will advance motor control systems of robotics.

Program: FURI

Magnetic Needle Steering for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Developing magnetic needle steering technology will help health care professionals perform precise, minimally invasive surgeries.

Program: MORE

Lizard Inspired Tube Inspection Robot

Developing a lizard-inspired robot to scan boiler tubes can lead to early detection of defects.

Program: MORE

Needle Tracking System

A more accurate method for tracking objects within the human body can lead to improved targeted drug delivery.

Program: MORE

Octopus Arm Muscles in Relation to Arm Use for Bioinspired Robotics

Studying the musculature of octopus arms will help design flexible soft tissue robotics for use in medicine.

Program: FURI

A Comparative Study of Simulations and Experimental Testing on Screw-Propelled Vehicle in a Lunar Simulant

Researching the use of screw-like wheels for rovers on other planets, moons or asteroids will help enable better space exploration.

Program: FURI

Mobility of Screw Propelled Vehicles in BP-1

Studying how screw-propelled robots move on granular media will allow us to build more sophisticated space robots in the future.

Program: FURI

Magnetic Needle Steering for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Designing a magnetic needle steering and tracking system will help advance minimally invasive surgery using robotics.

Program: FURI

A Friction/Adhesion Characterization Setup for Bio-Inspired Robotic Applications

Improving the friction and adhesion properties of grippers used in robotics will expand their inspection capabilities in hazardous environments.

Program: FURI

Force Measurement of Basilisk Lizard Running on Water

Characterizing the force interactions of basilisk lizards will assist in the development of robots that can run on water.

Program: MORE

Lizard Inspired Tube Inspection Robot

Developing a lizard-inspired robot to examine the harsh environment of boiler tubes will help detect defects at an earlier stage.

Program: MORE

How an Octopus Arm Can Outperform a Surgeon

Program: FURI

Characterizing Basilisk Lizard Running On Water

Program: FURI

A Comparative Study of DEM Simulations with Testing of a Screw-Propelled Vehicle in BP-1

Program: FURI

Gait Optimization for Bio-Inspired Robotics

Program: FURI

Adhesion of Octopus Bimaculoides

Program: FURI