B. Trimmer

Most-cited papers

Soft robotics: a bioinspired evolution in robotics.
Sangbae Kim, Cecilia Laschi, B. Trimmer
2013Trends in Biotechnology1,895 citations
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GoQBot: a caterpillar-inspired soft-bodied rolling robot
Huai-Ti Lin, G. Leisk, B. Trimmer
2011Bioinspiration & Biomimetics686 citations Open access
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Biohybrid actuators for robotics: A review of devices actuated by living cells
L. Ricotti, B. Trimmer, Adam W. Feinberg, Ritu Raman +6 more
2017Science Robotics481 citations
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Softworms: the design and control of non-pneumatic, 3D-printed, deformable robots
T. Umedachi, V. Vikas, B. Trimmer
2016Bioinspiration & Biomimetics217 citations Open access
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Soft robots.
B. Trimmer
2013Current Biology195 citations Open access
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Highly deformable 3-D printed soft robot generating inching and crawling locomotions with variable friction legs
T. Umedachi, V. Vikas, B. Trimmer
20132013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems146 citations
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Nitric Oxide and the Control of Firefly Flashing
B. Trimmer, J. Aprille, D. Dudzinski, C. Lagace +4 more
2001Science138 citations
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Caterpillar locomotion: A new model for soft- bodied climbing and burrowing robots
B. Trimmer, Anne E. Takesian, Brian Sweet, Chris Rogers +2 more
2006131 citations
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Modulation of potassium channel function confers a hyperproliferative invasive phenotype on embryonic stem cells
J. Morokuma, Douglas Blackiston, D. Adams, G. Seebohm +2 more
2008Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America118 citations Open access
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Locomotion in caterpillars
L. V. van Griethuijsen, B. Trimmer
2014Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society112 citations
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Kinematics of Soft-bodied, Legged Locomotion in Manduca sexta Larvae
B. Trimmer, J. Issberner
2007The Biological Bulletin98 citations
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Design and Locomotion Control of a Soft Robot Using Friction Manipulation and Motor–Tendon Actuation
V. Vikas, Eliad Cohen, Rob Grassi, C. Sozer +1 more
2015IEEE Transactions on robotics97 citations Open access
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Passive gripper inspired by Manduca sexta and the Fin Ray® Effect
Whitney Crooks, Shane Rozen-Levy, B. Trimmer, Chris Rogers +1 more
201792 citations Open access
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Growing and Evolving Soft Robots
John Rieffel, Davis Knox, Schuyler Smith, B. Trimmer
2014Artificial Life87 citations
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The substrate as a skeleton: ground reaction forces from a soft-bodied legged animal
Huai-Ti Lin, B. Trimmer
2010Journal of Experimental Biology65 citations Open access
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Scaling of caterpillar body properties and its biomechanical implications for the use of a hydrostatic skeleton
Huai-Ti Lin, D. Slate, C. Paetsch, A. Dorfmann +1 more
2011Journal of Experimental Biology63 citations Open access
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Visceral-locomotory pistoning in crawling caterpillars.
M. A. Simon, W. Woods, Yevgeniy V. Serebrenik, Sharotka M. Simon +4 more
2010Current Biology63 citations Open access
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Kinematics of horizontal and vertical caterpillar crawling
L. V. van Griethuijsen, B. Trimmer
2009Journal of Experimental Biology61 citations Open access
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Design of a 3D-printed soft robot with posture and steering control
T. Umedachi, B. Trimmer
2014IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation58 citations
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The design and development of Branch Bot: a branch-crawling, caterpillar-inspired, soft robot
Shane Rozen-Levy, W. Messner, B. Trimmer
2019Int. J. Robotics Res.57 citations Open access
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The biomechanical and neural control of hydrostatic limb movements in Manduca sexta
Sheri Mezoff, Nicole Papastathis, Anne E. Takesian, B. Trimmer
2004Journal of Experimental Biology57 citations
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Evolving soft robotic locomotion in PhysX
John Rieffel, F. Saunders, Shilpa Nadimpalli, Harvey Zhou +3 more
2009Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation56 citations Open access
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Towards a biomorphic soft robot: Design constraints and solutions
B. Trimmer, Huai-Ti Lin, Amanda Baryshyan, G. Leisk +1 more
2012International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics53 citations
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Dynamic properties of a locomotory muscle of the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta during strain cycling and simulated natural crawling
W. Woods, Steven J. Fusillo, B. Trimmer
2008Journal of Experimental Biology49 citations
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Bone-free: soft mechanics for adaptive locomotion.
B. Trimmer, Huai-Ti Lin
2014Integrative and Comparative Biology47 citations
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Nicotinic‐acetylcholine receptors are functionally coupled to the nitric oxide/cGMP‐pathway in insect neurons
R. Zayas, Sanjive Qazi, D. B. Morton, B. Trimmer
2002Journal of Neurochemistry47 citations
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Gait control in a soft robot by sensing interactions with the environment using self-deformation
T. Umedachi, Takeshi Kano, A. Ishiguro, B. Trimmer
2016Royal Society Open Science45 citations Open access
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Mechanism as Mind - What Tensegrities and Caterpillars Can Teach Us about Soft Robotics
John Rieffel, B. Trimmer, Hod Lipson
2008IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life45 citations
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Modeling locomotion of a soft-bodied arthropod using inverse dynamics
F. Saunders, B. Trimmer, J. Rife
2011Bioinspiration & Biomimetics43 citations Open access
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Model-free control framework for multi-limb soft robots
V. Vikas, P. Grover, B. Trimmer
2015IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems42 citations Open access
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New challenges in biorobotics: Incorporating soft tissue into control systems
B. Trimmer
200842 citations Open access
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Combined kinematic and electromyographic analyses of proleg function during crawling by the caterpillar Manduca sexta
J. Belanger, B. Trimmer
2000Journal of Comparative Physiology42 citations
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In Vitro Insect Muscle for Tissue Engineering Applications.
Natalie R. Rubio, Kyle D. Fish, B. Trimmer, D. Kaplan
2019ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering41 citations Open access
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Mechanically robust, rapidly actuating, and biologically functionalized macroporous poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/silk hybrid hydrogels.
E. Gil, Sang-Hyug Park, Tien W. Lee, B. Trimmer +2 more
2010Langmuir41 citations
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A constitutive model for active–passive transition of muscle fibers
C. Paetsch, B. Trimmer, A. Dorfmann
201236 citations
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Neural mechanisms of behavioral plasticity: metamorphosis and learning in Manduca sexta.
J. Weeks, G. Jacobs, J. T. Pierce, D. J. Sandstrom +4 more
1997Brain, Behavior and Evolution36 citations
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Neurons involved in nitric oxide–mediated cGMP signaling in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta
R. Zayas, Sanjive Qazi, D. B. Morton, B. Trimmer
2000The Journal of comparative neurology35 citations
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Myomatrix arrays for high-definition muscle recording
Bryce Chung, Muneeb Zia, Kyle Thomas, Jonathan A. Michaels +48 more
2023bioRxiv33 citations Open access
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Isolation and Maintenance-Free Culture of Contractile Myotubes from Manduca sexta Embryos
Amanda Baryshyan, W. Woods, B. Trimmer, D. Kaplan
2012PLoS ONE33 citations Open access
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Possibilities for Engineered Insect Tissue as a Food Source
Natalie R. Rubio, Kyle D. Fish, B. Trimmer, D. Kaplan
2019Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems31 citations Open access
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Movement encoding by a stretch receptor in the soft-bodied caterpillar, Manduca sexta
M. A. Simon, B. Trimmer
2009Journal of Experimental Biology30 citations
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Motor patterns associated with crawling in a soft-bodied arthropod
M. A. Simon, Steven J. Fusillo, Kara Colman, B. Trimmer
2010Journal of Experimental Biology29 citations Open access
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In vitro Insect Fat Cultivation for Cellular Agriculture Applications.
Sophia M. Letcher, Natalie R. Rubio, Reina Ashizawa, Michael K. Saad +6 more
2022ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering27 citations Open access
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Context dependency of a limb withdrawal reflex in the caterpillar Manduca sexta
J. Belanger, Kevin J. Bender, B. Trimmer
2000Journal of Comparative Physiology26 citations
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Design and Manufacturing of Tendon-Driven Soft Foam Robots
Nikolas Kastor, Ritwika Mukherjee, Eliad Cohen, V. Vikas +2 more
2019Robotica (Cambridge. Print)23 citations
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Caterpillars use the substrate as their external skeleton
Huai-Ti Lin, B. Trimmer
2010Communicative & Integrative Biology23 citations Open access
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The role of nitric oxide in motoneuron spike activity and muscarinic-evoked changes in cGMP in the CNS of larval Manduca sexta
Sanjive Qazi, B. Trimmer
1999Journal of Comparative Physiology21 citations
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The nicotinic α subunit MARA1 is necessary for cholinergic evoked calcium transients in Manduca neurons
A. Vermehren, Sanjive Qazi, B. Trimmer
200120 citations
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Silk coating as a novel delivery system and reversible adhesive for stiffening and shaping flexible probes
C. Metallo, B. Trimmer
201517 citations Open access
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A new bi-axial cantilever beam design for biomechanics force measurements.
Huai-Ti Lin, B. Trimmer
2012Journal of Biomechanics17 citations
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