Publications

@INPROCEEDINGS{LawrenceSmith2021,
author = {Lawrence Smith and Travis Hainsworth and Zachary Jordan and Xavier
Bell and Robert MacCurdy},
title = {A Seamless Workflow for Design and Fabrication of Multimaterial Pneumatic
Soft Actuators},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the IEEE CASE 2021 Conference},
year = {2021}
}

@ARTICLE{hayes2021modeling,
author = {Hayes, B and Whiting, GL and MacCurdy, R},
title = {Modeling of contactless bubble--bubble interactions in microchannels
with integrated inertial pumps},
journal = {Physics of Fluids},
year = {2021},
volume = {33},
pages = {042002},
number = {4},
publisher = {AIP Publishing LLC}
}

@ARTICLE{Hainsworth2020,
author = {Hainsworth, Travis and Smith, Lawrence and Alexander, Sebastian and
MacCurdy, Robert},
title = {A Fabrication Free, 3D Printed, Multi-Material, Self-Sensing Soft
Actuator},
journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
year = {2020},
volume = {5},
pages = {4118--4125},
number = {3},
publisher = {IEEE}
}

@ARTICLE{Lehman2020,
author = {Joel Lehman, Jeff Clune, Dusan Misevic, Christoph Adami, Lee Altenberg,
Julie Beaulieu, Peter J Bentley, Samuel Bernard, Guillaume Beslon,
David M Bryson, Nick Cheney, Patryk Chrabaszcz, Antoine Cully, Stephane
Doncieux, Fred C Dyer, Kai Olav Ellefsen, Robert Feldt, Stephan Fischer,
Stephanie Forrest, Antoine Fŕenoy, Christian Gagńe, Leni Le Goff,
Laura M Grabowski, Babak Hodjat, Frank Hutter, Laurent Keller, Carole
Knibbe, Peter Krcah, Richard E Lenski, Hod Lipson, Robert MacCurdy,
Carlos Maestre, Risto Miikkulainen, Sara Mitri, David E Moriarty,
Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Anh Nguyen, Charles Ofria, Marc Parizeau, David
Parsons, Robert T Pennock, William F Punch, Thomas S Ray, Marc Schoenauer,
Eric Schulte, Karl Sims, Kenneth O Stanley, François Taddei, Danesh
Tarapore, Simon Thibault, Richard Watson, Westley Weimer, Jason Yosinski},
title = {The surprising creativity of digital evolution: A collection of anecdotes
from the evolutionary computation and artificial life research communities},
journal = {Artificial Life},
year = {2020},
volume = {26},
pages = {274--306},
number = {2},
publisher = {MIT Press One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209 USA},
timestamp = {2021.01.23}
}

@INBOOK{maccurdy2012automated,
chapter = {Automated Wildlife Radio Tracking},
pages = {1129--1167},
title = {Handbook of Position Location: Theory, Practice, and Advances},
publisher = {John Wiley \& Sons, Inc.},
year = {2012},
editor = {Zekavat, Seyed A. and Buehrer, R. Michael.},
author = {MacCurdy, Robert B and Gabrielson, Richard M and Cortopassi, Kathryn
A},
file = {:C\:\\Users\\RobM\\Desktop\\Documents\\Refs & Journal Articles\\MyPubs\\2011_MacCurdy-Chapter_33_Handbook of Position Location-Theory, Practice and Advances.pdf:PDF},
journal = {Handbook of Position Location: Theory, Practice, and Advances}
}

@article{pegan2018solar,
title={Solar-powered radio tags reveal patterns of post-fledging site visitation in adult and juvenile tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor},
author={Pegan, Teresa M and Craig, David P and Gulson-Castillo, Eric R and Gabrielson, Richard M and Bezner Kerr, Wayne and MacCurdy, Robert and Powell, Steven P and Winkler, David W},
journal={Plos one},
volume={13},
number={11},
pages={e0206258},
year={2018},
publisher={Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA}
}

@ARTICLE{Lipton2018,
author = {Lipton, Jeffrey Ian and MacCurdy, Robert and Manchester, Zachary
and Chin, Lillian and Cellucci, Daniel and Rus, Daniela},
title = {Handedness in shearing auxetics creates rigid and compliant structures},
journal = {Science},
year = {2018},
volume = {360},
pages = {632--635},
number = {6389},
doi = {10.1126/science.aar4586},
eprint = {http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6389/632.full.pdf},
issn = {0036-8075},
owner = {RobM},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science}
}

@INPROCEEDINGS{LillianChin2018,
author = {Lillian Chin, Jeffrey Lipton, Robert MacCurdy, John Romanishin, Chetan
Sharma, Daniela Rus},
title = {Compliant Electric Actuators Based on Handed Shearing Auxetics},
booktitle = {Proceedings of IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics
(RoboSoft)},
year = {2018},
journal = {IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft)}
}

@ARTICLE{Katzschmanneaar3449,
author = {Katzschmann, Robert K. and DelPreto, Joseph and MacCurdy, Robert
and Rus, Daniela},
title = {Exploration of underwater life with an acoustically controlled soft
robotic fish},
journal = {Science Robotics},
year = {2018},
volume = {3},
number = {16},
doi = {10.1126/scirobotics.aar3449},
eprint = {http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/16/eaar3449.full.pdf},
file = {:C\:\\Dropbox (Personal)\\Junction\\Documents\\Refs & Journal Articles\\MyPubs\\2018_Katzschmann-Exploration of underwater life with an acoustically controlled soft robot fish.pdf:PDF},
owner = {RobM},
publisher = {Science Robotics},
}

@Article{Risi2017_ribo,
author = {D. Cellucci and R. MacCurdy and H. Lipson and S. Risi},
title = {1D Printing of Recyclable Robots},
journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
year = {2017},
volume = {PP},
pages = {1-1},
number = {99},
doi = {10.1109/LRA.2017.2716418},
issn = {2377-3766},
keywords = {AI-Based Methods;Assembly;Mechanism Design;Neural and Fuzzy Control},
}

@Article{Maggini2017171,
Title = {Trouble on takeoff: Crude oil on feathers reduces escape performance of shorebirds },
Author = {Ivan Maggini and Lisa V. Kennedy and Kyle H. Elliott and Karen M. Dean and Robert MacCurdy and Alexander Macmillan and Chris A. Pritsos and Christopher G. Guglielmo},
Journal = {Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety },
Year = {2017},
Pages = {171 - 177},
Volume = {141},
Doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.026},
ISSN = {0147-6513},
Keywords = {Oil spill, accelerometer},
Url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651317301707}
}

@conference{maccurdy_visco,
author = {Robert MacCurdy and Jeffery Lipton and Shuguang Li and Daniela Rus},
title = {Printable Programmable Viscoelastic Materials for Robots},
booktitle = {2016 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
year = {2016},
note = {IROS (submitted)}
}

@conference{maccurdyprintedhydraulics,
author = {R. MacCurdy and R. Katzschmann and Youbin Kim and D. Rus},
title = {Printable hydraulics: A method for fabricating robots by 3D co-printing solids and liquids},
booktitle = {2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
year = {2016},
pages = {3878-3885},
doi = {10.1109/ICRA.2016.7487576}
}

@article{allertbijleveld2015,
author = {Bijleveld, Allert I. and MacCurdy, Robert B. and Chan, Ying Chi and Penning, Emma and Gabrielson, Rich M. and Cluderay, John and Spaulding, Eric L. and Dekinga, Anne and Holthuijsen, Sander and ten Horn, Job and Brugge, Maarten and van Gils, Jan A. and Winkler, David W. and Piersma, Theunis},
title = {Understanding spatial distributions: Negative density-dependence in prey causes predators to trade-off prey quantity with quality},
journal = {Proc. R. Soc. B},
year = {2016},
volume = {283},
number = {1828},
pages = {20151557},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1557},
doi = {10.1098/rspb.2015.1557}
}

@article{shafer2015case,
author = {Shafer, Michael W and MacCurdy, Robert and Shipley, J Ryan and Winkler, David and Guglielmo, Christopher G and Garcia, Ephrahim},
title = {The case for energy harvesting on wildlife in flight},
journal = {Smart Materials and Structures},
publisher = {IOP Publishing},
year = {2015},
volume = {24},
number = {2},
pages = {025031}
}

@misc{2015_maccurdy_hybprint_pat,
author = {Robert MacCurdy and Hod Lipson},
title = {System and Methods for Additive Manufacturing of Electromechanical Assemblies},
howpublished = {PCT Patent Application},
year = {2015},
note = {PCT/US2015/026848}
}

@inproceedings{delpreto2015compact,
author = {DelPreto, Joseph and Katzschmann, Robert and MacCurdy, Robert and Rus, Daniela},
title = {A Compact Acoustic Communication Module for Remote Control Underwater},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems},
year = {2015},
pages = {13}
}

@article{MacCurdy2014,
author = {Robert MacCurdy and Anthony McNicoll and Hod Lipson},
title = {Bitblox: A Printable Digital Material for Electromechanical Machines},
journal = {International Journal of Robotics Research},
year = {2014},
volume = {33},
number = {10},
pages = {1342-1360},
doi = {10.1177/0278364914532149}
}

@inproceedings{MacCurdy2014a,
author = {MacCurdy, R and Lipson, H},
title = {Hybrid printing of photopolymers and electromechanical assemblies},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 25th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium},
year = {2014}
}

@article{cheney2014unshackling,
author = {Nick Cheney and Robert MacCurdy and Jeff Clune and Hod Lipson},
title = {Unshackling evolution: evolving soft robots with multiple materials and a powerful generative encoding},
journal = {ACM SIGEVOlution},
publisher = {ACM},
year = {2014},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {11--23}
}

@article{piersma2014,
author = {Piersma, Theunis and MacCurdy, Robert B and Gabrielson, Rich M and Cluderay, John and Dekinga, Anne and Spaulding, Eric L and Oudman, Thomas and Onrust, Jeroen and van Gils, Jan A and Winkler, David W and Bijleveld, Allert I.},
title = {Fine-scale measurements of individual movements within bird flocks: the principles and three applications of TOA tracking},
journal = {Limosa},
year = {2014},
volume = {87},
pages = {156-167}
}

@article{Bridge2013,
author = {Bridge, Eli S and Kelly, Jeffrey F and Contina, Andrea and Gabrielson, Richard M and MacCurdy, Robert B and Winkler, David W},
title = {Advances in tracking small migratory birds: a technical review of light-level geolocation},
journal = {Journal of Field Ornithology},
publisher = {Wiley Online Library},
year = {2013},
volume = {84},
number = {2},
pages = {121--137}
}

@article{cheney2014unshackling,
author = {Nick Cheney and Robert MacCurdy and Jeff Clune and Hod Lipson},
title = {Unshackling evolution: evolving soft robots with multiple materials and a powerful generative encoding},
journal = {ACM SIGEVOlution},
publisher = {ACM},
year = {2014},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {11--23}
}

@inproceedings{cheney2013,
author = {Cheney, Nick and MacCurdy, Robert and Clune, Jeff and Lipson, Hod},
title = {Unshackling Evolution: Evolving Soft Robots with Multiple Materials and a Powerful Generative Encoding},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the15th annual conference on genetic and evolutionary computation (GECCO)},
year = {2013}
}

@misc{maccurdy2013,
author = {Robert MacCurdy and Steve Powell and Richard Gabrielson and David Winkler},
title = {Digitally controlled tracking device and related methods},
year = {2013},
note = {U.S. Provisional Patent No. 61/894543}
}

@inproceedings{Shafer2013,
author = {Shafer, M. W. and MacCurdy, R. and Garcia, E.},
title = {Testing of vibrational energy harvesting on flying birds},
booktitle = {In Proceedings of ASME Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS)},
year = {2013}
}

@inproceedings{Lipton2012,
author = {Lipton, Jeffrey and MacCurdy, Robert and Boban, Matt and Chartrain, Nick and Withers III, Lawrence and Gangjee, Natasha and Nagai, Alex and Cohen, Jeremy and Liu, Karina Sobhani Jimmy and Qudsi, Hana and Kaufman, Jonathan and Lipson, Hod},
title = {Fab@ home model 3: a more robust, cost effective and accessible open hardware fabrication platform},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Twenty Third Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, August 6-8, 2012, Austin, Texas, USA.},
year = {2012}
}

@inbook{maccurdy2012automated,
author = {MacCurdy, Robert B and Gabrielson, Richard M and Cortopassi, Kathryn A},
editor = {Zekavat, Seyed A. and Buehrer, R. Michael.},
title = {Automated Wildlife Radio Tracking},
journal = {Handbook of Position Location: Theory, Practice, and Advances},
publisher = {John Wiley & Sons, Inc.},
year = {2012},
pages = {1129--1167}
}

@inproceedings{Shafer2012,
author = {Shafer, Michael W and MacCurdy, Robert and Garcia, Ephrahim and Winkler, David},
title = {Harvestable vibrational energy from an avian source: theoretical predictions vs. measured values},
booktitle = {SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring},
year = {2012},
pages = {834103--834103},
url = {http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1313102}
}

@article{Valsalam2012,
author = {Valsalam, Vinod K and Hiller, Jonathan and MacCurdy, Robert and Lipson, Hod and Miikkulainen, Risto},
title = {Constructing controllers for physical multilegged robots using the enso neuroevolution approach},
journal = {Evolutionary Intelligence},
publisher = {Springer},
year = {2012},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
pages = {45--56},
url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12065-011-0067-y}
}

@article{Clark2011,
author = {Clark, Randy T and MacCurdy, Robert B and Jung, Janelle K and Shaff, Jon E and McCouch, Susan R and Aneshansley, Daniel J and Kochian, Leon V},
title = {Three-dimensional root phenotyping with a novel imaging and software platform},
journal = {Plant Physiology},
publisher = {Am Soc Plant Biol},
year = {2011},
volume = {156},
number = {2},
pages = {455--465},
url = {http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/156/2/455.short}
}

@inproceedings{reissman2011electrical,
author = {Reissman, Timothy and MacCurdy, Robert B and Garcia, Ephrahim},
title = {Electrical power generation from insect flight},
booktitle = {SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring},
year = {2011},
pages = {797702--797702}
}

@article{maccurdy2009automatic,
author = {MacCurdy, Robert B and Gabrielson, Richard M and Spaulding, Eric and Purgue, Alejandro and Cortopassi, Kathryn A and Fristrup, Kurt M},
title = {Automatic animal tracking using matched filters and time difference of arrival},
journal = {Journal of Communications},
year = {2009},
volume = {4},
number = {7},
pages = {487--495}
}

@inproceedings{MacCurdy2008,
author = {MacCurdy, Robert and Reissman, Timothy and Garcia, Ephrahim and Winkler, David},
title = {A methodology for applying energy harvesting to extend wildlife tag lifetime},
booktitle = {Proceedings of ASME IMECE Conference, IMECE2008, 68082},
year = {2008},
url = {http://link.aip.org/link/abstract/ASMECP/v2008/i48692/p121/s1}
}

@inproceedings{maccurdy2008real,
author = {MacCurdy, Robert B and Gabrielson, Richard M and Spaulding, Eric and Purgue, Alejandro and Cortopassi, Kathryn A and Fristrup, Kurt M},
title = {Real-time, automatic animal tracking using direct sequence spread spectrum},
booktitle = {EuWiT 2008. European Conference on Wireless Technology},
year = {2008},
pages = {53--56},
note = {Runner-up: Best Paper Competition}
}

@inproceedings{MacCurdy2008a,
author = {MacCurdy, Robert B and Reissman, Timothy and Garcia, Ephrahim},
title = {Energy management of multi-component power harvesting systems},
booktitle = {The 15th International Symposium on: Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring},
year = {2008},
pages = {692809--692809},
url = {http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=832677}
}

@inproceedings{Reissman2008,
author = {Reissman, T. and MacCurdy, R. and Garcia, E.},
title = {Experimental study of the mechanics of motion of flapping insect flight under weight loading},
booktitle = {Proceedings of ASME SMASIS Conference, SMASIS2008, 661},
year = {2008},
url = {http://link.aip.org/link/abstract/ASMECP/v2008/i43321/p699/s1}
}