Naresh is a robotics researcher with a background in mechatronics, additive manufacturing & digital fabrication, and computational design. He aims to fuse his creativity and innovation in user-centric design to improve human interaction with Products.
His research interests and expertise are in the creation & development of novel functions for products, Soft robotics, additive manufacturing & applied bio-inspired Science.
He is a wonder Junkie and a creator with a strong passion for designing, fabricating, and programming robots, developing hardware, writing technical books, tutoring, volunteering, and creating digital content. He is open-minded to applying his research interest, passion, and multidisciplinary skills to good use by supporting/working with various organizations and projects to create innovative, interactive designs and solutions.
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09/2026: Naresh Kumar Thanigaivel, Thileepan Stalin, Elgar Kanhere, Aby Raj Plamootil Mathai, Konstantin Sakharov, Yong Lin, Hirusha Madhuwantha Loku Hettige, Gumawang Hiramandala, Shlomo Magdassi, Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado, HeaTrace: A Parametric Design-to-Fabrication Workflow for Thermally Programmable Soft Robots, Advanced Intelligent Systems 2026, 0, e70548. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.70548
07/2026: Invited talk to 5th Bionic Symposium
02/2026: Check out my open source design tools: Parametric Morphology Generator for Vertebrate Soft Robots (VSoRo):
02/2023: Conducted "Embedded Systems Workshop" to Undergraduate students at Singapore University of Technology and design, Feb 2023, for Subjects 30.007 and 3.007.
06/2021: "Design Thinking for Innovation", Webinar hosted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha Engineering College, India, 15 June 2021
Contact info:
Name: Naresh Kumar Thanigaivel | Email: nareshkumarindia93@gmail.com