Dr. Armin Jamali

Project

Demonstrator for soft autonomous machines – soft robotic low energy gripper systems with sensing capabilities based on livMatS Materials
In the livMatS soft-robotic demonstrator project, I focus on the research of designing and prototyping a soft robot that is equipped with sensing modules. It should be able to grab items and crawl on surfaces, while requiring a low amount of energy.
My aim is to produce artificial, controllable suction cups from electroactive polymers, inspired by natural structures such as the cups on an octopus tentacle, and to attach them to the robot’s soft arm. The main challenge of this project is to fully understand and then simplify the complexity of the natural example, and to imitate the mechanisms with simpler methods and a smaller number of actuators.

First supervisor

Prof. Dr. Peter Woias

Publications in livMatS

• Organic photovoltaic mini-module providing more than 5000 V for energy autonomy of dielectric elastomer actuators*
  Jiang, E., Jamali, A., List, M., Mishra, D., Sheikholeslami, S., Goldschmidtboeing, F., Woias, P., Baretzky, C., Fischer, O., Zimmermann, B., Glunz, S., Würfel, U. (2025): Organic photovoltaic mini-module providing more than 5000 V for energy autonomy of dielectric elastomer actuators. Nat Commun 16, 2048. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57226-6
• Stretchable printed circuit boards using a silicone substrate of variable stiffness and conventional PCB fabrication methods*
  Jamali, A., Lehmann, C., Aditya, R. T., Goldschmidtboeing, F., Woias, P. & Comella, L. M. (2024). Stretchable printed circuit boards using a silicone substrate of variable stiffness and conventional PCB fabrication methods. Flex. Print. Electron., 9, 045005. doi: 10.1088/2058-8585/ad8242
• Soft octopus-inspired suction cups using dielectric elastomer actuators with sensing capabilities*
  Jamali, A., A., Mishra, D. B., Goldschmidtboeing, F., & Woias, P. (2024). Soft octopus-inspired suction cups using dielectric elastomer actuators with sensing capabilities. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 19(3), 036009. doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/ad3266
• Exploiting Stiff PDMS Islands to Enhance Stretchable Printed Circuit Boards*
  Lehmann, C., Jamali, A., Prakash, K. S., Agbozo, S. W., & Comella, L. M. (2024). Exploiting Stiff PDMS Islands to Enhance Stretchable Printed Circuit Boards. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), 1–4. doi: 10.1109/FLEPS61194.2024.10603583
• Over 1000 V DC Voltage from Organic Solar Mini-Modules*
  Jiang, E., List, M., Jamali, A., Würfel, U. (2024): Over 1000 V DC Voltage from Organic Solar Mini-Modules (2024). ACS Energy Letters 2024, 9, 908-910. doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c02770
• Soft Electroactive Suction Cup with Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Soft Robotics*
  Jamali, A., Mishra, D. B., Sriperumbuduri, P., Knoerlein, R., Goldschmidtboeing, F., & Woias, P. (2023). Soft Electroactive Suction Cup with Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Soft Robotics. In F. Meder, A. Hunt, L. Margheri, A. Mura, & B. Mazzolai (Eds.), Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp. 173–183). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-38857-6_14
• A mini organic solar module with an open-circuit voltage higher than 1100 V under indoor light*
  Jiang, E., Jamali A., List, M., & Würfel, U. (2023). A mini organic solar module with an open-circuit voltage higher than 1100 V under indoor light. Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS). doi: 10.29363/nanoge.matsus.2023.218
• Development of a scalable soft finger gripper for soft robots*
  Jamali A., Knoerlein, R., Goldschmidtboeing, F., & Woias, P. (2022). Development of a scalable soft finger gripper for soft robots. 2022 Solid-State, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop Technical Digest 352–355. doi: 10.31438/trf.hh2022.88
• Development and Characterization of a Soft Bending Actuator*
  Jamali, A., Knoerlein, R., Goldschmidtboeing, F., & Woias, P. (2022). Development and Characterization of a Soft Bending Actuator. In A. Hunt, V. Vouloutsi, K. Moses, R. Quinn, A. Mura, T. Prescott, & P. F. M. J. Verschure (Eds.), Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp. 152–156), Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-20470-8_16