“So it’s not the beauty itself we admire. It’s not the force of intellect. It’s not invention, aesthetics, or capacity itself. The greatest talent that we think a man can have? Seems to me that it must be nothing more than novelty.”
– Wit, Brandon Sanderson, The Stormlight Archive
Publications
Journals
[6] J. Liang, J. Buzzatto, B. Busby, H. Jiang, S. Matsunaga, R. Haraguchi, T. Mariyama, B. A. MacDonald, and M. Liarokapis. “On Robust Assembly of Flat Flexible Cables Combining CAD and Image Based Multiview Pose Estimation and a Multi-Modal Gripper.” IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, 2024
[5] J. Buzzatto, H. Jiang, J. Liang, B. Busby, A. Lynch, R. V. Godoy, S. Matsunaga, R. Haraguchi, T. Mariyama, B. A. MacDonald, and M. Liarokapis. ”Multi‑Layer, Sensorised Kirigami Grippers for Delicate Robot Grasping and Single‑Grasp Object Identification.” in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 115994‑116012, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3446729
[4] F. Wang, Y. Zou, C. Zhang, J. Buzzatto, M. Liarokapis, E. d. R. Castillo, and J. B. P Lim. “UAV navigation in large-scale GPS-denied bridge environments using fiducial marker-corrected stereo visual-inertial localisation.” Automation in Construction, vol. 156, 105139, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105139
[3] J. Buzzatto and M. Liarokapis, ’The Omnirotor Platform: A Versatile, Multi‑Modal, Coaxial, All‑Terrain Vehicle,’ in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 27928‑27941, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3258401.
[2] J. Buzzatto and M. Liarokapis, ‘A Benchmarking Platform and a Control Allocation Method for Improving the Efficiency of Coaxial Rotor Systems’, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 5302–5309, 2022.
[1] J. Meng, J. Buzzatto, Y. Liu, and M. Liarokapis, ‘On Aerial Robots with Grasping and Perching Capabilities: A Comprehensive Review’, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 8, pp. 405, 2022.
Conferences
[15] J. Buzzatto and M. Liarokapis. ”On Dexterous Aerial and Ground Manipulation Using a Multi‑Modal OmniRotor Platform Equipped with a Fast, Soft, Kirigami Gripper.” In 2024 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), pp. 564‑571. IEEE, 2024. ‑ Nominated to Best Paper Award.
[14] A. Lynch, J. Buzzatto, M. Liarokapis, and S. Heshmati-Alamdari ‘Robust, Fiducial Markers Based Predictive Control Scheme for Infrastructure Inspection with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), 2024.
[13] A. Lynch, C. Duguid, J. Buzzatto, and M. Liarokapis, ‘A Powerline Inspection UAV Equipped with Dexterous, Lockable Gripping Mechanisms for Autonomous Perching and Contact Rolling, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024.
[12] J. Liang, J. Buzzatto, R. V. Godoy, S. Matsunaga, R. Haraguchi, T. Mariyama, B. A. MacDonald, and M. Liarokapis, ‘Employing Multi-Layer, Sensorised Kirigami Grippers for Single-Grasp Based Identification of Objects and Force Exertion Estimation’, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023.
[11] J. Liang, J. Buzzatto, and M. Liarokapis, ‘A Tailsitter UAV Based on Bioinspired, Tendon-Driven, Shape-Morphing Wings with Aerofoil-Shaped Artificial Feathers’, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023.
[10] J. Buzzatto, J. Liang, M. Shahmohammadi, S. Matsunaga, R. Haraguchi, T. Mariyama, B. A. MacDonald, and M. Liarokapis, ‘A Soft, Multi-Layer, Kirigami Inspired Robotic Gripper with a Compact, Compression-Based Actuation System’, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023.
[9] J. Buzzatto, M. Shahmohammadi, J. Liang, F. Sanches, S. Matsunaga, R. Haraguchi, T. Mariyama, B. MacDonald, and M. Liarokapis, ‘Soft, Multi-Layer, Disposable, Kirigami Based Robotic Grippers: On Handling of Delicate, Contaminated, and Everyday Objects’, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022.
[8] J. Buzzatto, J. Chapman, M. Shahmohammadi, F. Sanches, M. Nejati, S. Matsunaga, R. Haraguchi, T. Mariyama, B. MacDonald, and M. Liarokapis, ‘On Robotic Manipulation of Flexible Flat Cables: Employing a Multi-Modal Gripper with Dexterous Tips, Active Nails, and a Reconfigurable Suction Cup Module’, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022.
[7] Z. Imran, A. Scott, J. Buzzatto, and M. Liarokapis, ‘On the Development of Tethered, Modular, Self-Attaching, Reconfigurable Vehicles for Aerial Grasping and Package Delivery’, IEEE IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2022.
[6] S. Lin, J. Buzzatto, J. Liang, and M. Liarokapis, ‘An Adaptive, Reconfigurable, Tethered Aerial Grasping System for Reliable Caging and Transportation of Packages’, IEEE IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2022.
[5] C. Probine, G. Gorjup, J. Buzzatto, and M. Liarokapis, ‘A Shared Control Teleoperation Framework for Robotic Airships: Combining Intuitive Interfaces and an Autonomous Landing System’, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2021, pp. 1028–1034.
[4] J. Buzzatto, P. H. Mendes, N. Perera, K. Stol, and M. Liarokapis, ‘The new dexterity omnirotor platform: Design, modeling, and control of a modular, versatile, all‑terrain vehicle’, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2021, pp. 6336–6343
[3] L. Hingston, J. Mace, J. Buzzatto, and M. Liarokapis, ‘Reconfigurable, Adaptive, Lightweight Grasping Mechanisms for Aerial Robotic Platforms’, IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2020, pp. 169–175.
[2] J. Buzzatto and M. Liarokapis, ‘An agile, coaxial, omnidirectional rotor module: on the development of hybrid, all terrain robotic rotorcrafts’, IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2020, pp. 162–168.
[1] J. Buzzatto}, A. C. Hernandes, M. Becker, and G. A. de P. Caurin, ‘Aerial manipulation with six-axis force and torque sensor feedback compensation’, Latin American Robotic Symposium, Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) and Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE), 2018, pp. 158–163.