Moritz Bächer

Most-cited papers

Capture and modeling of non-linear heterogeneous soft tissue
Bernd Bickel, Moritz Bächer, M. Otaduy, W. Matusik +2 more
2009ACM Transactions on Graphics222 citations Open access
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A concise guide to modelling the physics of embodied intelligence in soft robotics
Gianmarco Mengaldo, F. Renda, S. Brunton, Moritz Bächer +4 more
2022Nature Reviews Physics163 citations Open access
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Fabricating articulated characters from skinned meshes
Moritz Bächer, B. Bickel, D. James, H. Pfister
2012ACM Transactions on Graphics149 citations
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Spin-It : Optimizing Moment of Inertia for Spinnable Objects ” Mass Properties of Triangulated Solids and Their Derivatives
Moritz Bächer, Zurich Olga Sorkine-Hornung
2014133 citations
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A computational design tool for compliant mechanisms
Vittorio Megaro, Jonas Zehnder, Moritz Bächer, Stelian Coros +2 more
2017ACM Transactions on Graphics127 citations
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Spin-it
Moritz Bächer, E. Whiting, B. Bickel, O. Sorkine-Hornung
2014ACM Transactions on Graphics115 citations
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MakeSense: Automated Sensor Design for Proprioceptive Soft Robots
Javier Tapia, Espen Knoop, Mojmír Mutný, M. Otaduy +1 more
2019Soft Robotics114 citations
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Attention-Based Map Encoding for Learning Generalized Legged Locomotion
Jun-Zhe He, Chong Zhang, Fabian Jenelten, Ruben Grandia +2 more
2025Sci. Robotics107 citations
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DefSense: Computational Design of Customized Deformable Input Devices
Moritz Bächer, Benjamin Hepp, Fabrizio Pece, P. Kry +3 more
2016International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems64 citations
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Design and Control of a Bipedal Robotic Character
Ruben Grandia, Espen Knoop, Michael A. Hopkins, Georg Wiedebach +4 more
2024Robotics: Science and Systems Conference62 citations Open access
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LinkEdit
Moritz Bächer, Stelian Coros, B. Thomaszewski
2015ACM Transactions on Graphics59 citations
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Metasilicone: design and fabrication of composite silicone with desired mechanical properties
Jonas Zehnder, Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer, B. Thomaszewski
2017ACM Transactions on Graphics46 citations
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VMP: Versatile Motion Priors for Robustly Tracking Motion on Physical Characters
Agon Serifi, Ruben Grandia, Espen Knoop, Markus Gross +1 more
2024Computer graphics forum (Print)44 citations
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Enriching Facial Blendshape Rigs with Physical Simulation
Yeara Kozlov, D. Bradley, Moritz Bächer, B. Thomaszewski +2 more
2017Computer graphics forum (Print)39 citations
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Design and Control of Soft Robots Using Differentiable Simulation
Moritz Bächer, Espen Knoop, C. Schumacher
2021Current Robotics Reports38 citations
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Vibration-minimizing motion retargeting for robotic characters
Shayan Hoshyari, Hong-Yi Xu, Espen Knoop, Stelian Coros +1 more
2019ACM Transactions on Graphics37 citations
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DOC: Differentiable Optimal Control for Retargeting Motions onto Legged Robots
Ruben Grandia, Farbod Farshidian, Espen Knoop, C. Schumacher +2 more
2023ACM Transactions on Graphics36 citations Open access
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Fast Handovers with a Robot Character: Small Sensorimotor Delays Improve Perceived Qualities
Matthew K. X. J. Pan, Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer, G. Niemeyer
2019IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems35 citations
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Bend-it
Hong-Yi Xu, Espen Knoop, Stelian Coros, Moritz Bächer
2018ACM Transactions on Graphics34 citations
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Designing cable-driven actuation networks for kinematic chains and trees
Vittorio Megaro, Espen Knoop, A. Spielberg, David I. W. Levin +4 more
2017Symposium on Computer Animation30 citations Open access
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Handshakiness: Benchmarking for human-robot hand interactions
Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer, Vincent Wall, Raphael Deimel +2 more
2017IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems30 citations
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Automated Routing of Muscle Fibers for Soft Robots
Guirec Maloisel, Espen Knoop, C. Schumacher, Moritz Bächer
2021IEEE Transactions on robotics29 citations
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Design and Fabrication of Materials with Desired Deformation Behavior
Bernd Bickel, Moritz Bächer, M. Otaduy, Hyunho Richard Lee +3 more
2010ACM Transactions on Graphics27 citations Open access
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Set-in-stone
C. Schumacher, Jonas Zehnder, Moritz Bächer
2018ACM Transactions on Graphics26 citations
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Spin-it
Moritz Bächer, B. Bickel, E. Whiting, O. Sorkine-Hornung
2017Communications of the ACM26 citations
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Balancing 3D Models with Movable Masses
Romain Prévost, Moritz Bächer, Wojciech Jarosz, O. Sorkine-Hornung
2016International Symposium on Vision, Modeling, and Visualization23 citations
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A Versatile Inverse Kinematics Formulation for Retargeting Motions Onto Robots With Kinematic Loops
C. Schumacher, Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer
2021IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters19 citations
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Soft Pneumatic Actuator Design using Differentiable Simulation
Arvi Gjoka, Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer, Denis Zorin +1 more
2024International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques14 citations
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Simulation-Ready Characterization of Soft Robotic Materials
C. Schumacher, Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer
2020IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters14 citations
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RobotSculptor: Artist-Directed Robotic Sculpting of Clay
Zhao Ma, S. Duenser, C. Schumacher, Romana Rust +4 more
2020Symposium on Computational Fabrication14 citations
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On the role of stiffness and synchronization in human–robot handshaking
Domenico Mura, Espen Knoop, M. Catalano, G. Grioli +2 more
2020Int. J. Robotics Res.14 citations Open access
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Stylized robotic clay sculpting
Zhao Ma, S. Duenser, C. Schumacher, Romana Rust +4 more
2021Computers & graphics13 citations Open access
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User‐Guided Lip Correction for Facial Performance Capture
Dimitar Dinev, T. Beeler, D. Bradley, Moritz Bächer +2 more
2018Computer graphics forum (Print)13 citations
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Optimal Design of Robotic Character Kinematics
Guirec Maloisel, Christian Schumacher, Espen Knoop, Ruben Grandia +1 more
2023ACM Transactions on Graphics12 citations Open access
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Designing Robotically‐Constructed Metal Frame Structures
Zhao Ma, A. Walzer, C. Schumacher, Romana Rust +3 more
2020Computer graphics forum (Print)10 citations
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ReActor: Reinforcement Learning for Physics-Aware Motion Retargeting
David Müller, Agon Serifi, S. Christen, Ruben Grandia +2 more
2026ACM Transactions on Graphics9 citations Open access
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CoCo-InEKF: State Estimation with Learned Contact Covariances in Dynamic, Contact-Rich Scenarios
Michael Baumgartner, David Müller, Agon Serifi, Ruben Grandia +3 more
2026Robotics7 citations
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Interactive Design of Stylized Walking Gaits for Robotic Characters
Michael A. Hopkins, Georg Wiedebach, Kyle Cesare, Jared Bishop +2 more
2024ACM Transactions on Graphics7 citations
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Transformer-Based Neural Augmentation of Robot Simulation Representations
Agon Serifi, Espen Knoop, C. Schumacher, Naveen Kumar +2 more
2023IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters7 citations
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Singularity-Aware Design Optimization for Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Spatial Linkages
Guirec Maloisel, Espen Knoop, Bernhard Thomaszewski, Moritz Bächer +1 more
2021IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters6 citations Open access
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X-CAD
Christian Hafner, C. Schumacher, Espen Knoop, T. Auzinger +2 more
2019ACM Transactions on Graphics6 citations
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Metasilicone
Jonas Zehnder, Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer, Bernhard Thomaszewski
20175 citations
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A Versatile Quaternion-Based Constrained Rigid Body Dynamics
Guirec Maloisel, Ruben Grandia, Christian Schumacher, Espen Knoop +1 more
2025ACM Transactions on Graphics4 citations Open access
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Optimal Design of Flexible-Link Mechanisms With Desired Load-Displacement Profiles
Guirec Maloisel, Espen Knoop, C. Schumacher, Bernhard Thomaszewski +2 more
2023IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters4 citations Open access
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Kamino: GPU-based Simulation of Rigid Multi-Body Physics with Kinematic Loops
Vassilios Tsounis, Guirec Maloisel, Christian Schumacher, Ruben Grandia +5 more
20262 citations
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On Solving the Dynamics of Constrained Rigid Multi-Body Systems with Kinematic Loops
Vassilios Tsounis, Ruben Grandia, Moritz Bächer
2025arXiv.org2 citations
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Spline-Based Transformers
Prashanth Chandran, Agon Serifi, Markus Gross, Moritz Bächer
2025European Conference on Computer Vision2 citations Open access
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BFMTrack: Latent Sequence Optimization for Physics-Based Motion Tracking with Behavioral Foundation Models
Thomas Rupf, Agon Serifi, David Müller, S. Christen +3 more
2026arXiv.org0 citations
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Erratum to "Stylized robotic clay sculpting" [Comput. Graph. 98 (2021) 150-164]
Zhao Ma, S. Duenser, C. Schumacher, Romana Rust +4 more
2022Computers & graphics0 citations
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Erratum to “Stylized robotic clay sculpting” [Comput. Graph. 98 (2021) 150–164]
Zhao Ma, S. Duenser, C. Schumacher, Romana Rust +4 more
2021Computers & graphics0 citations Open access
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