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Donald Ruffatto

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Publications

15

Citations

987

H-Index

14

Active since

2012

Affiliations

Jet Propulsion Laboratory(Current)

Illinois Institute of Technology

University of California San Diego

University of California, Los Angeles

Donald Ruffatto is an author at Jet Propulsion Laboratory specializing in engineering, mechanical engineering, and soft robotics.

Top concepts

EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSoft RoboticsMaterial ScienceFlexible ElectronicsRoboticsMicrofabrication3D PrintingMechanicsSoft Matter

Publications per year

2012–2022

15

Publications

15

A Soft Robotic Gripper With Gecko-Inspired Adhesive

Paul E. Glick, Srinivasan A. Suresh, Donald Ruffatto et al. · IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2018 · 359 citations

Engineering, Dexterous Manipulation, Mechanical Engineering +16

Improving controllable adhesion on both rough and smooth surfaces with a hybrid electrostatic/gecko-like adhesive

Donald Ruffatto, Aaron Parness, Matthew Spenko · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2014 · 145 citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Smart Surface +16

Autonomous perching and take-off on vertical walls for a quadrotor micro air vehicle

Arash Kalantari, K. B. Mahajan, Donald Ruffatto et al. · 2015 · 94 citations

Aerospace Robotics, Engineering, Aerial Robotics +14

Increasing the adhesion force of electrostatic adhesives using optimized electrode geometry and a novel manufacturing process

Donald Ruffatto, Jainam Shah, Matthew Spenko · Journal of Electrostatics · 2014 · 76 citations

Materials Science, Electroactive Material, Engineering +11

An electrostatic gripper for flexible objects

Ethan W. Schaler, Donald Ruffatto, Paul E. Glick et al. · 2017 · 74 citations

Materials Science, Electroactive Material, Engineering +15

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