About Dr. Sven Lilge

I’m an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at TMU. My research focuses on continuum and soft robotics — flexible robots that can operate in tight, cluttered, and unstructured spaces that traditional robots usually cannot access. Inspired by how animals like snakes and elephants move, my lab designs robots that can bend, twist, and adapt to their surroundings, using algorithms for modeling, state estimation, and motion control to operate robustly and autonomously. Our goal is to apply these systems to real-world challenges such as industrial inspection, minimally invasive surgery, and exploration of hazardous or disaster-affected environments, creating technologies that can make a meaningful impact on society.