Publications

“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

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

[17] A. Lynch, C. Lyu, J. Buzzatto, S. Heshmati-Alamdari, and M. Liarokapis. “A Control Barrier Function Based Visual Servoing Framework for Safe Operation of UAVs in GNSS Denied Settings using Fiducial Markers.” In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Safety Security Rescue Robotics (SSRR), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2024.

[16] M. Kobayashi, G. Huang, J. Buzzatto, A. Lynch, K. Kyriakopoulos, and M. Liarokapis. “Modular, Tethered, Reconfigurable Hybrid Robotic Vehicles for Aerial Grasping and Package Delivery.” In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Safety Security Rescue Robotics (SSRR), pp. 131-135. IEEE, 2024.

[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.