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Mirko Kovač

swiss federal laboratories for materials science and technology (empa)

35H-index
163Paper Count
4.7KCitation Count
Published Papers 43
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A manifesto for Sustainability Robotics
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errS. Song; B. Mazzolai; M. Kovač
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Flapping Hydrofoil Propulsion for Uncrewed Surface Vehicles: Design and Experimental Evaluation
err2026-04-06
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errLuca Romanello; Felix Koch; Elias Zorgati; Daniel Gebhart; Pham Huy Nguyen; Mirko Kovac; Sophie F. Armanini
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Soft robotics: what’s next in bioinspired design and applications of soft robots?
err2026-02-27
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errCecilia Laschi; Li Wen; Fumiya Iida; Arsen Abdulali; Helmut Hauser; Yifan Wang; Ke Liu; Leonardo Ricotti; Matteo Cianchetti; Kaspar Althoefer; Pham Huy Nguyen; Mirko Kovač; Marcello Calisti
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Robotics-assisted acoustic surveys could deliver reliable, landscape-level biodiversity insights
err2025-10-19
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errPeggy A. Bevan; Cristina Banks-Leite; Mirko Kovac; Jenna Lawson; Lorenzo Picinali; Sarab S. Sethi
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Aerial additive manufacturing: Toward on-site building construction with aerial robots
err2025-04-23
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errKaya, Yusuf Furkan; Orr, Lachlan; Kocer, Basaran Bahadir; Pawar, Vijay; Stuart-Smith, Robert; Kovac, Mirko
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Leaf Level Ash Dieback Disease Detection and Online Severity Estimation With UAVs
err2025-01-01
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errBates, Elizabeth; Popovic, Marija; Marsh, Conor; Clark, Ronald; Kovac, Mirko; Bahadir Kocer, Basaran
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RaDro: Indoor Drone Tracking Using Millimeter Wave Radar
err2024-09-09
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errAbdelnasser, Heba; Heggo, Mohammad; Pang, Oscar; Kovac, Mirko; McCann, Julie A.
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Reinforcement Learning for Outdoor Balloon Navigation: A Successful Controller for an Autonomous Balloon
err2024-06-01
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errJeger, Simon L.; Lawrance, Nicholas; Achermann, Florian; Pang, Oscar; Kovac, Mirko; Siegwart, Roland Y.
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A Soft Robotic Morphing Wing for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
err2024-03-12
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errGiordano, Andrea; Achenbach, Liam; Lenggenhager, Daniel; Wiesemueller, Fabian; Vonbank, Roger; Mucignat, Claudio; Tristany Farinha, Andre; Nguyen, Pham Huy; Katzschmann, Robert; Armanini, Sophie F.; Lunati, Ivan; Song, Sukho; Kovac, Mirko
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Deposition dynamics and analysis of polyurethane foam structure boundaries for aerial additive manufacturing
err2024-01-22
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errDams, Barrie; Orr, Lachlan; Kaya, Yusuf Furkan; Kocer, Basaran Bahadir; Shepherd, Paul; Kovac, Mirko; Ball, Richard J.
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Fresh Properties and Autonomous Deposition of Pseudoplastic Cementitious Mortars for Aerial Additive Manufacturing
err2024-01-01
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errDams, Barrie; Chen, Binling; Kaya, Yusuf Furkan; Orr, Lachlan; Kocer, Basaran Bahadir; Shepherd, Paul; Kovac, Mirko; Ball, Richard J.
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Use of an unmanned aerial-aquatic vehicle for acoustic sensing in freshwater ecosystems
err2023-12-25
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errLawson, Jenna; Farinha, Andre; Romanello, Luca; Pang, Oscar; Zufferey, Raphael; Kovac, Mirko
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FireDrone: Multi-Environment Thermally Agnostic Aerial Robot
err2023-06-13
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errHausermann, David; Bodry, Sam; Wiesemuller, Fabian; Miriyev, Aslan; Siegrist, Severin; Fu, Fan; Gaan, Sabyasachi; Koebel, Matthias M.; Malfait, Wim J.; Zhao, Shanyu; Kovac, Mirko
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Learning Tethered Perching for Aerial Robots
err2023-05-29
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errHauf, Fabian; Kocer, Basaran Bahadir; Slatter, Alan; Hai-Nguyen Nguyen; Pang, Oscar; Clark, Ronald; Johns, Edward; Kovac, Mirko
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Biopolymer Cryogels for Transient Ecology-Drones
err2023-04-27
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errWiesemueller, Fabian; Meyer, Severin; Hu, Yijie; Bachmann, Dominik; Parrilli, Annapaola; Nystrom, Gustav; Kovac, Mirko
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An Integrated Framework for Autonomous Sensor Placement With Aerial Robots
err2023-02-01
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errStephens, Brett; Hai-Nguyen Nguyen; Hamaza, Salua; Kovac, Mirko
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Metamorphic aerial robot capable of mid-air shape morphing for rapid perching
err2023-01-23
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errZheng, Peter; Xiao, Feng; Nguyen, Pham Huy; Farinha, Andre; Kovac, Mirko
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Off-shore and underwater sampling of aquatic environments with the aerial-aquatic drone MEDUSA
err2022-11-16
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errFarinha, Andre Tristany; di Tria, Julien; Reyes, Marta; Rosas, Constanca; Pang, Oscar; Zufferey, Raphael; Pomati, Francesco; Kovac, Mirko
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Biodegradable sensors are ready to transform autonomous ecological monitoring
err2022-07-14
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errSethi, Sarab S.; Kovac, Mirko; Wiesemueller, Fabian; Miriyev, Aslan; Boutry, Clementine M.
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