Integrative Neuromechanics

The capability to physically interact with complex environments is a hallmark of animals and humans, such as insect navigation and human manipulation (of flexible tools, e.g., whips).

Adaptive Crawling with a Soft Skin

Inspired by the unique locomotion skills of snakes, this project will develop an autonomous soft crawling robot that can move efficiently through complex environments.

Encoding Motion in an Interface

In this project, we integrate our expertise in mechanics, biology, and robotics to provide unprecedented insights into the multi-scale architecture and complex function of the porcupinefish’s armored skin.

MAESTRI

The main concept of the doctoral network, reflects the demand for training a new kind of expert in the emerging application field of magnetic soft robotics that we believe will yield groundbreaking technologies in the near future.

Robot Touch

As robots start to inhabit our social spaces, and inevitably come into close proximity to people, touch increasingly becomes a central element of human–robot interactions.

Seeing without Seeing

This project draws inspiration from the active touch sensing of Nature’s tactile specialists to develop a sensate soft robot that can infer tactile information through a sequence of exploratory movements.tertainment.