publications

2025

1. Humanoids

   Walking, Rolling, and Beyond: First-Principles and RL Locomotion on a TARS-Inspired Robot

   Aditya Sripada and A. Warrier

   In IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), 2025

   Awarded arXiv Bib

   Mike Stilman Award Finalist for Outstanding Paper (2 finalists from 202 submissions)

   @inproceedings{sripada2025tars,
     title = {Walking, Rolling, and Beyond: First-Principles and RL Locomotion on a TARS-Inspired Robot},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Warrier, A.},
     booktitle = {IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
     year = {2025},
     address = {Seoul, South Korea},
     url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05001},
   }

2. Humanoids

   Building Baymax: A First Step Toward Soft-Link Humanoids

   Aditya Sripada

   In 10th “Can we build Baymax?” Workshop, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), 2025

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2025baymax,
     title = {Building Baymax: A First Step Toward Soft-Link Humanoids},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya},
     booktitle = {10th ``Can we build Baymax?'' Workshop, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
     year = {2025},
   }

3. ISER

   Bridging Fiction and Reality: Evaluating the Feasibility of Adaptive Gaits Inspired by TARS from Interstellar

   Aditya Sripada

   In International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER), 2025

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2025iser,
     title = {Bridging Fiction and Reality: Evaluating the Feasibility of Adaptive Gaits Inspired by TARS from Interstellar},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya},
     booktitle = {International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER)},
     year = {2025},
   }

4. ICRA

   Adaptive Gaits of TARS: A Sci-Fi Inspired Multimodal Robot

   Aditya Sripada

   In 2nd Workshop on Unconventional Robots, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2025icra,
     title = {Adaptive Gaits of TARS: A Sci-Fi Inspired Multimodal Robot},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya},
     booktitle = {2nd Workshop on Unconventional Robots, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
     year = {2025},
   }

5. Humanoids

   FlexiTact: A Flexible 3D-Printed Capacitive Tactile Sensor Array

   Aditya Sripada

   In Poster, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), 2025

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2025flexitact,
     title = {FlexiTact: A Flexible 3D-Printed Capacitive Tactile Sensor Array},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya},
     booktitle = {Poster, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
     year = {2025},
   }

2021

1. CMU TR

   Turning Behavior of Running Systems induced by Leg Placement

   Aditya Sripada and Hartmut Geyer

   2021

   Bib

   @techreport{sripada2021turning,
     title = {Turning Behavior of Running Systems induced by Leg Placement},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Geyer, Hartmut},
     institution = {Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
     year = {2021},
   }

2020

1. Turning Behavior of Running Systems Induced by Leg Placement

   Aditya Sripada and Hartmut Geyer

   In Poster, Dynamic Walking, 2020

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2020dw,
     title = {Turning Behavior of Running Systems Induced by Leg Placement},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Geyer, Hartmut},
     booktitle = {Poster, Dynamic Walking},
     year = {2020},
   }

2019

1. Preprint

   Push Recovery of Biped Robots by Sliding

   J. Vistapalli, Aditya Sripada, and P. K. Ramesh Reddy

   Preprint, 2019

   Bib

   @article{vistapalli2019pushrecovery,
     title = {Push Recovery of Biped Robots by Sliding},
     author = {Vistapalli, J. and Sripada, Aditya and Ramesh Reddy, P. K.},
     year = {2019},
     journal = {Preprint},
   }

2018

1. ROBIO

   Biped Robot Vertical Jumping with Control Constraints

   Aditya Sripada, J. Vistapalli, and R. P. Kumar

   In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2018

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2018robio,
     title = {Biped Robot Vertical Jumping with Control Constraints},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Vistapalli, J. and Kumar, R. P.},
     booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO)},
     year = {2018},
   }

2. ICARM

   Real-Time Teleoperation of a Humanoid Robot with Motion Imitation and Legged Locomotion

   Aditya Sripada, H. Asokan, A. Warrier, and 3 more authors

   In IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), 2018

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2018icarm,
     title = {Real-Time Teleoperation of a Humanoid Robot with Motion Imitation and Legged Locomotion},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Asokan, H. and Warrier, A. and Kapoor, A. and Gaur, H. and Sridhar, R.},
     booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM)},
     year = {2018},
   }

3. IROS

   Towards a Flying and Leaping Humanoid Robot

   Aditya Sripada, V. Joshi, and R. P. Kumar

   In Poster, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2018

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2018iros,
     title = {Towards a Flying and Leaping Humanoid Robot},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Joshi, V. and Kumar, R. P.},
     booktitle = {Poster, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
     year = {2018},
   }

4. Patent

   Self Adjusting Foot Support Apparatus

   Aditya Sripada

   2018

   Granted patent

   Bib

   @misc{sripada2018patent,
     title = {Self Adjusting Foot Support Apparatus},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya},
     year = {2018},
     howpublished = {Indian Patent 321629, Official Journal of the Patent Office of India, Issue No. 35/2018},
     note = {Granted patent},
   }

2017

1. ICEECCOT

   Dynamic Lateral Balance of Humanoid Robots on Unstable Surfaces

   Aditya Sripada, A. Warrier, A. Kapoor, and 2 more authors

   In International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer and Optimization Techniques (ICEECCOT), 2017

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2017iceeccot,
     title = {Dynamic Lateral Balance of Humanoid Robots on Unstable Surfaces},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Warrier, A. and Kapoor, A. and Gaur, H. and Hemalatha, B.},
     booktitle = {International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer and Optimization Techniques (ICEECCOT)},
     year = {2017},
   }

2. IROS

   Dynamic Whole-Body Imitation of Human Motions in Humanoid Robot

   Aditya Sripada, H. Asokan, A. Warrier, and 1 more author

   In Poster, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2017

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sripada2017iros,
     title = {Dynamic Whole-Body Imitation of Human Motions in Humanoid Robot},
     author = {Sripada, Aditya and Asokan, H. and Warrier, A. and Sridhar, R.},
     booktitle = {Poster, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
     year = {2017},
   }