Biomechanics and Soft Robotics 

Human-Centered AI/Computational Science  Lab

Research interests: Human-Centered Scientific AI/Computational Science. 

AI in Human-Centered dynamical systems. The fundamental concepts which unify all our research works, are mechanical "deformation" and material "softness". Be it, soft deformable robotics, or biomechanics, we develop tools, numerical techniques, and generalized mathematical frameworks to capture the deformational pattern under the applications of external/internal stimuli or forces. Once understood, the next aim is to design and control the morphology (soft robotics in particular) in symbiosis with the human body (wearable/collaborative robotics), predict pathology (neurodegeneration, etc) and aid in reducing trauma (surgical simulation).  We use a combination of differential equations based scientific "simulation" as well as modern data-driven "artificial intelligence" based physical system modeling and analysis. We also do experiments for generating data in a structured/controlled environment.   

BSR Lab in IIT Delhi does interdisciplinary research in Biomechanics, Computational/Generative Design of Engineering systems, Soft Robotics, Data-driven discovery in mechanistic neuroscience, Brain-machine interface in wearable robotics, Data-driven computational mechanics, Digital Twin in medicine, and Differentiable Programming. 

GROUP WEBSITE  https://sites.google.com/view/bsrlab-iitd/ ,                                                                                  EXOSUIT PROJECT  https://sites.google.com/view/jatc-nse/home.                 

Lab News 

WE ARE HIRING 

Research Position(s) Available  in "Wearable" ROBOTICS


We have several positions available in "Soft Wearable Robotics" field. The details of the project can be obtained here. We need people to work on soft wearable robotics. Please get in touch if you have background in mechanics, electrical engineering, design, signal processing or control engineering. Wearability inherently bring robot-body interaction and symbiotic musculoskeletal biomechanics. Multibody dynamics of human body motion analysis.  

http://ird.iitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/jobs/project/IITD-IRD-239-2019.pdf 


Research Position(s) Available in Brain Biomechanics/Neuroscience/MRI Image processing/Medical Imaging 

We have several positions available in Brain biomechanics/ Neuromechanics/Medical Image (MRI) Processing area. This is an exciting area of research, in collaboration with AIIMS Neurosurgery Division. We are trying to develop an MRI Elastography Framework for in-vivo characterization of brain tissue physics. The in-vitro characterization will be done for calibration purpose. The ultimate aim is to develop a computer-aided neurosurgical simulation platform for surgical planning. 



Project Positions.pdf

                    Sitikantha Roy

 Visiting Professor, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Westran Australia, 

Professor

Department of Applied Mechanics

School of Artificial Intelligence

Center for  Biologically Inspired Robotics and Drones (BIRD)

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Hauz Khas, New Delhi;  PIN 110016

India

Email: sroy@am.iitd.ac.in, sitiroy@gmail.com

Phone: +91-011-26591220