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DPhil Student - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

My research is based on autonomous robots that operate in unconstrained and unpredictable environments.  The main focus of this research is on the development of cost effective actuators for robots that can function as dynamically controllable spring damping systems.     The end goal of this research is to develop a 'Dynamic Robotics' toolkit consisting of low cost actuator and sensor modules that can be easily combined to construct and validate a variety of robotic systems, particularly systems that exploit dynamic body/environment interactions or 'Morphodynamics' such as passive dynamic walking and running.     My wider research interests include Autonomous Robotics, Adaptive Motor Systems, Adaptive Power Controllers, Passive Dynamics, Evolutionary Robotics, Evolutionary Electronics, Controllable Compliance Actuators and Educational Robotics.