Nominations for MARSS2026 Best Student Paper Award

(alphabetical order)

• 3D-printed soft pneumatic micro-gripper with switchable adhesion
  J. Yi, W. Haouas, K. Rabenorosoa
  FEMTO-ST Institute, FR

• Bias and gravity parameter estimation of six-component force/torque sensor via nonlinear variable projection for small-part assembly
  J. Lu, X. Zhang, Z. Huang, S. Liu, R. Wang
  South China University of Technology, CN

• Development of an integrated scanning ion conductance microscope probe and its application in cell imaging
  T. Yang^a,b, Y. Xia^a,b, D. Liu^c, H. Shi^a, X. Wang^a, Q. Su^a, L. Liu^{a
  a}Shenyang Institute of Automation, CAS, CN; ^bUniversity of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN; ^cIntelligent Robotics Shenyang Company Ltd., CN

• Flexible robotic microinjection system featuring adaptive pose adjustment for zebrafish larval heart
  Z. Guo, S. F. Wong, Q. Xu
  University of Macau, CN

• Light-triggered actin polymerization drives rapid motility of synthetic cells in a lubricated space
  D. Nakajima, K. Abe, S. Murata, H. T. Matsubayashi, S. M. Nomura
  Tohoku University, JP

• Lightweight magnetically-driven miniature capsule with a gripping mechanism
  Z. Zhao^a, J. W. Schmidt^a, J. Liu^a, D. D. Damian^a,b, S. Miyashita^{a,b
  a}University of Sheffield, UK; ^bInsigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, UK

• Modeling and control of a piezoelectric-driven compliant mechanism for cross-scale manipulation
  Y. Xu^a, Y. Zhang^a, J. Gan^{a,b
  a}China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, CN; ^bShenzhen Research Institute of China University of Geosciences, CN

• Operational boundaries of ultrasound phase-analysis for microrobots tracking
  L. Cinus, A. Menciassi, V. Iacovacci
  Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, IT