Dr Christian Romero
MBA
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
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Research interests
With more than 10 years of experience in industry, Christian further developed his research skills with his PhD in flexible energy storage materials for soft robotics. His current research within the Bristol Robotics Laboratory includes flexible and stretchable materials for implantable devices, polymer-based soft actuators for wearables and engineered devices for mimicking human muscles and physical actuation.
Publications
Selected publications
01/04/2022Design and Characterisation of a Muscle-mimetic Dielectrophoretic Ratcheting Actuator
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Liquid-amplified zipping actuators for micro-air vehicles with transmission-free flapping
Science Robotics
Recent publications
28/03/2024Soft alchemy
Soft Science
Chemically Driven Oscillating Soft Pneumatic Actuation
Soft Robotics
Design and Characterisation of a Muscle-mimetic Dielectrophoretic Ratcheting Actuator
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Liquid-amplified zipping actuators for micro-air vehicles with transmission-free flapping
Science Robotics
RoboHeart
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Thesis
3D-printed flexible energy storage for soft robotics
Supervisors
Award date
21/06/2022
Related people
Dr Andrew Conn
Associate Professor of Robotics
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Professor Jonathan Rossiter
Professor of Robotics
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Professor Fabrizio Scarpa
Professor of Smart Materials & Structures
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Mr Martin Garrad
Lecturer in Robotics
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Dr Ben Baker
Senior Research Associate
School of Chemistry