Dario Stuhne is a researcher at the Laboratory for Robotics and Intelligent Control Systems (LARICS) at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (UNIZG-FER). He is currently pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering with specialization in automation and robotics, focusing on advanced robotic manipulation with underactuated end-effectors. He holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in mechanical engineering with specialization in product design and development. To date, he has authored or co-authored more than 10 scientific papers and written a textbook for high school robotics education. His work has led to new prototypes that have won awards from European and national innovation associations. At LARICS, he has been involved as a researcher in several international and national research projects, including H2020 Aerial Core, ESI ERDF HEKTOR, ESI ERDF EKOKOMVOZ and Croatian Science Foundation SpECULARIA. He was a member of the winning team of the international robotics competition MBZIRC 2024. He is currently the project leader of the SEGVAC project, which is financed as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026 and focuses on the development of an innovative locomotion system for infrastructure inspections. In 2024, he co-founded Odonata Technologies, an aerial robotics company specializing in vision and drones for industrial environments.

University undergraduate

• Robotics Practicum (Laboratory exercises)
• Robotics Practicum (Laboratory exercises)

University graduate

• Robotic Sensing, Perception, and Actuation (Laboratory exercises)
• Robotic Sensing, Perception, and Actuation (Laboratory exercises)

Textbooks

·       D. Stuhne, Robotske konstrukcije: Udžbenik za modul Robotske konstrukcije: 2. razred srednje strukovne škole: Obrazovni program tehničar za robotiku/tehničarka za robotiku, 1st ed. Sisak: Tehnička škola Sisak, 2023.

Journal papers

1.      Vatavuk, I.; Stuhne, D.; Vasiljević, G.; Kovačić, Z. Direct Drive Brush-Shaped Tool with Torque Sensing Capability for Compliant Robotic Vine Suckering. Sensors 2023, 23, 1195. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031195

2.      D. Martinović, J. Vuletić, D. Stuhne, M. Orsag and Z. Kovačić, "Object Localization by Construction of an Asymmetric Isobody of the Magnetic Gradient Tensor Contraction Using Two Identical Permanent Magnets," in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 1-9, April 2023, Art no. 9200309, doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2023.3244268.

3.      D. Stuhne et al., "Design of a Wireless Drone Recharging Station and a Special Robot End Effector for Installation on a Power Line," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 88719-88737, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3201351.

4.      Kapetanović, N.; Goričanec, J.; Vatavuk, I.; Hrabar, I.; Stuhne, D.; Vasiljević, G.; Kovačić, Z.; Mišković, N.; Antolović, N.; Anić, M.; et al. Heterogeneous Autonomous Robotic System in Viticulture and Mariculture: Vehicles Development and Systems Integration. Sensors 2022, 22, 2961. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22082961

Conference papers

1.      M. Peti, R. Milijaš, D. Stuhne, G. Vasiljević, Z. Kovačić and M. Mađer, "Control System for an Automated Electric Street Sweeper Cleaning System," 2023 International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2023, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICECCE61019.2023.10441987.

2.      M. Peti, R. Milijaš, D. Stuhne, G. Vasiljević, Z. Kovačić and M. Mađer, "Hardware-in-the-Loop System of the Autonomous Municipal Cleaning Vehicle," 2023 International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICECCE61019.2023.10442110.

3.      R. Milijaš, M. Peti, D. Stuhne, G. Vasiljević, Z. Kovačić and M. Mađer, "Towards an Environmentally-friendly Street Sweeping Vehicle with Reduced Water Consumption," 2023 International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICECCE61019.2023.10442147.

4.      D. Stuhne, J. Vuletić, M. Car and M. Orsag, "Serial Chain Hinge Support for Soft, Robust and Effective Grasp," 2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Seattle, WA, USA, 2023, pp. 629-635, doi: 10.1109/AIM46323.2023.10196134.

5.      D. Stuhne, G. Vasiljević, S. Bogdan and Z. Kovačić, "Design and Validation of a Wireless Drone Docking Station," 2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Warsaw, Poland, 2023, pp. 652-657, doi: 10.1109/ICUAS57906.2023.10156589.

6.      D. Stuhne, I. Vatavuk, I. Hrabar, G. Vasiljević and Z. Kovačić, "Automated Suckering of Vines with a Mobile Robot and a Torque-controlled Suckering Tool," 2022 International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST), Osijek, Croatia, 2022, pp. 349-354, doi: 10.1109/SST55530.2022.9954661.

7.      B. Maric, F. Petric, D. Stuhne, V. Ranogajec and M. Orsag, "Replicating human skill for robotic deep-micro-hole drilling," 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Mexico City, Mexico, 2022, pp. 2238-2244, doi: 10.1109/CASE49997.2022.9926630.

8.      D. Stuhne, J. Tabak, M. Polić and M. Orsag, "Design and Prototyping of Soft Finger AI-Enabled Hand (SofIA)," 2022 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Sapporo, Japan, 2022, pp. 1581-1586, doi: 10.1109/AIM52237.2022.9863338.

9.      J. Goričanec et al., "Heterogeneous autonomous robotic system in viticulture and mariculture - project overview," 2021 16th International Conference on Telecommunications (ConTEL), Zagreb, Croatia, 2021, pp. 181-188, doi: 10.23919/ConTEL52528.2021.9495969.