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Tampere UniversityTampere University of Applied Sciences

Mika Pihlajamäki

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology | Biomedical Technology
Tampere University
mika.pihlajamaki [at] tuni.fi (mika[dot]pihlajamaki[at]tuni[dot]fi)
Hervanta Campus
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0569-991X
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mika-Pihlajamaeki

About me

 

Responsibilities 

Research in microsystem technology, cancer diagnostics and soft robotics 

Research groups 

Education/Academic qualification  

  • Master of Science (Technology), Tampere University, FI
  • Bachelor of Science (Technology), Tampere University, FI
  • Exchange studies, one semester (School of Physics and Astronomy), University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal publications

Lampinen, V., Pihlajamäki, M., Huda, M. N. & Sariola, V. (2026). Distributed Micropneumatic Sensors for Soft Robots to Detect Touch and Pose. Advanced Robotics Research. e70186.  Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/adrr.70186

Lampinen, V., Pihlajamäki, M., Koivikko, A. & Sariola, V. (2024). Soft Micropneumatic Touchpad. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2400381.  Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400381

Lampinen, V., Koivikko, A., Pihlajamäki, M., Sharma, V. & Sariola, V. (2024). Soft Pneumatic Tactile Pressure Sensor Matrix. Robotics Reports. 2(1), pp. 115‒127. Available: https://doi.org/10.1089/rorep.2024.0034

Koivikko, A., Lampinen, V., Pihlajamäki, M., Yiannacou, K., Sharma, V. & Sariola, V. (2022). Integrated stretchable pneumatic strain gauges for electronics-free soft robots. Communications Engineering, 1(14). Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-022-00015-6

Conference publications

Yiannacou, K., Pihlajamäki, M. & Sariola, V. (2024). Smart Microscopy Slide for Ultrasonic Manipulation of Particles and Droplets in Wet Mounted Samples. 2024 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS). Delft, Netherlands. pp. 1-6. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/MARSS61851.2024.10612697

Datasets

Koivikko, A., Lampinen, V., Pihlajamäki, M., Yiannacou, K., Sharma, V. & Sariola, V. (2022). Data and code related to the paper: "Integrated stretchable pneumatic strain gauges for electronics-free soft robots". Zenodo. Available: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6545728

Research Metrics (Google Scholar)

  • h-index: 3
  • Citations: 70