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Laura H. Blumenschein

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2016Rising activity
Soft Robotics and ApplicationsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceRobot Manipulation and LearningTeleoperation and Haptic SystemsTactile and Sensory Interactions

Publications

61

Citations

1,769

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Laura H. Blumenschein's research focuses on soft robotics, particularly 'vine robots' or 'growing robots' that extend and navigate through their environment like a plant tendril, as well as pneumatic artificial muscles and haptic (touch-based) displays. Her work combines mechanical design, modeling, and control methods for soft and modular robots, with applications in search and rescue, human-robot collaboration, teleoperation, and wearable devices.

Soft and growing ('vine') robotsPneumatic artificial muscles and actuation designHaptic displays and human-robot interactionRobot teleoperation and shared controlModular and multi-robot collaboration

Publication output has grown steadily over the past decade, rising from about 3 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of roughly 8-9 per year in 2023-2024, with a slight leveling off in the most recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 8 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×13
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters×6
  • The International Journal of Robotics Research×3
  • IEEE Transactions on Haptics×2
  • 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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