Research & Publication

Journal Papers

• Diteesawat, R.S., Helps, T., Taghavi, M. and Rossiter, J., 2021. Electro-pneumatic pumps for soft robotics. Science robotics, 6(51), p.eabc3721. [paper]

• Diteesawat, R.S., Helps, T., Taghavi, M. and Rossiter, J., 2021. Characteristic analysis and design optimization of bubble artificial muscles. Soft robotics, 8(2), pp.186-199. [paper]

• Pulvirenti, E., Diteesawat, R.S., Pavei, G., Natalucci, V., Hauser, H., Minetti, A. and Rossiter, J., 2025. A Resistive Soft Robotic Exosuit for Dynamic Body Loading in Hypogravity. Advanced Science, 12(47), p.e06057. [paper]

• Morris, L., Diteesawat, R.S., Rahman, N., Turton, A., Cramp, M. and Rossiter, J., 2023. The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: a review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 20(1), p.18. [paper]

• Diteesawat, R.S., Fishman, A., Helps, T., Taghavi, M. and Rossiter, J., 2020. Closed-loop control of electro-ribbon actuators. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7, p.557624. [paper]

• Rahman, N., Diteesawat, R.S., Hoh, S., Morris, L., Turton, A., Cramp, M. and Rossiter, J., 2025. Soft Scissor: A Cartilage-inspired, Pneumatic Artificial Muscle for Wearable Devices. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(3), pp.2367-2374. [paper]

• Pulvirenti, E., Diteesawat, R.S., Hauser, H. and Rossiter, J., 2025. Atomic-Like Packing for Scalable and Efficient Spheroid Pneumatic Artificial Muscles. Materials & Design, p.114173. [paper]

• Pulvirenti, E., Diteesawat, R.S., Stinchcombe, A., Hauser, H. and Rossiter, J., 2025. Advancing space health: Towards a soft wearable hypogravity exosuit for enhanced mobility in Martian conditions. Acta Astronautica, 235, pp.83-89. [paper]

• Hoh, S., Helps, T., Diteesawat, R.S., Taghavi, M. and Rossiter, J., 2021. Electro-lattice actuator: a compliant high-contractile active lattice structure. Smart Materials and Structures, 30(12), p.125034. [paper]

• Naghavi Zadeh, M., Cheng Huang, Y., Diteesawat, R.S., Pulvirenti, E. and Rossiter, J., 2025. Soft inflatable kirigami actuators for wearable applications. Smart Materials and Structures, 34(8), p.085019. [paper]

• Simons, M.F., Digumarti, K.M., Le, N.H., Chen, H.Y., Carreira, S.C., Zaghloul, N.S., Diteesawat, R.S., Garrad, M., Conn, A.T., Kent, C. and Rossiter, J., 2021. B: Ionic glove: A soft smart wearable sensory feedback device for upper limb robotic prostheses. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6(2), pp.3311-3316. [paper]

• Chen, H.Y., Diteesawat, R.S., Haynes, A., Partridge, A.J., Simons, M.F., Werner, E., Garrad, M., Rossiter, J. and Conn, A.T., 2019. Rubic: an untethered soft robot with discrete path following. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 6, p.52. [paper]

• Wharton, P., You, T.L., Jenkinson, G.P., Diteesawat, R.S., Le, N.H., Hall, E.C., Garrad, M., Conn, A.T. and Rossiter, J., 2023. Tetraflex: A Multigait Soft Robot for Object Transportation in Confined Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 8(8), pp.5007-5014. [paper]

• Gosden, D., Diteesawat, R.S., Studley, M. and Rossiter, J., 2022. Saltwater-responsive bubble artificial muscles using superabsorbent polymers. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 9, pp.960372-960372. [paper]

• Ingold, A., Lee, L.Y., Diteesawat, R.S., Roshan, A., Zekaria, Y., Hall, E.C., Werner, E., Rahman, N., Czech, E. and Rossiter, J.M., 2026. Soft Robotic Technological Probe for Speculative Fashion Futures. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 15(3), pp.1-28. [paper]

Conference Papers

• Terrile, S., Abu-Aisheh, R., Kulykov, O., Didiot-Cook, T., Alboraei, Y., Diteesawat, R.S., Hickson, H., Hauert, S. and Rossiter, J., 2026, April. DRESS: Distributed Robotic Enhanced Soft System for Non-Uniform Object Transportation. IEEE 9th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) (pp. 944-949). [paper]

• Diteesawat, R.S., Helps, T., Taghavi, M. and Rossiter, J., 2018, April. High strength bubble artificial muscles for walking assistance. IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft) (pp. 388-393). [paper]

• Diteesawat, R.S., Hoh, S., Pulvirenti, E., Rahman, N., Morris, L., Turton, A., Cramp, M. and Rossiter, J., 2022, October. A soft fabric-based shrink-to-fit pneumatic sleeve for comfortable limb assistance. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 9766-9773). [paper]

• Cao, C., Diteesawat, R.S., Rossiter, J. and Conn, A.T., 2019, April. A reconfigurable crawling robot driven by electroactive artificial muscle. IEEE 2nd International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft) (pp. 840-845). [paper]

• Diteesawat, R.S., Rahman, N., Hoh, S. and Rossiter, J., 2022, April. Design exploration of electro-pneumatic pumps (EPPs) to obtain high pressure and air flow rate improvement. Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIV (Vol. 12042, pp. 215-223). SPIE. [paper]

• Aksornukul, W., Diteesawat, R.S., Rahman, N. and Rossiter, J., 2024, April. Mathematical Model and Design Exploration of Soft Comfortable, Effective Anchoring for Wearable Assistive Technologies. IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft) (pp. 171-176). [paper]

• Pulvirenti, E., Diteesawat, R.S., Hauser, H. and Rossiter, J., 2022, April. Towards a Soft Exosuit for Hypogravity Adaptation: Design and Control of Lightweight Bubble Artificial Muscles. IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft) (pp. 651-656). [paper]

• Pulvirenti, E., Diteesawat, R.S., Zadeh, M.N., Konstantatou, M. and Rossiter, J.M., 2023. MetaFit – Towards Soft, Safe and Effective Body Interfacing for Health in Space. SpaceCHI 3.0. [paper]

• Castro, B., Diteesawat, R.S., Taghavi, M. and Rossiter, J., 2021, April. Modular simulation framework for Electro-ribbon Actuators. IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft) (pp. 215-221). [paper]