My focus is on the mechanical design of bioinspired legs. Specifically how the functional morphology, derived from anatomical features of animals influences the walking behavior of robots. I'm interested in how we can design passive dynamics to our advantage rather than working against them. By adapting the mechanical system's natural dynamics to the task at hand we can simplify the required control and actuation.

I did my bachelor studies in mechatronics at Technische Universität Ilmenau on a "concept for a test and calibration benchtop for force sensors" and specialized in bio-mechatronics also at Ilmenau about the "hovering analysis of a flapping wing benchtop system". After graduating in October 2016 I joined the Dynamic Locomotion Group.

quadruped legged locomotion functional morphology biomechanics