Soft Robotics and Bioinspiration

Roboticists frequently find inspiration from the incredible evolved forms of nature, and translate them into fresh thinking and solutions. This workshop invites you to explore this fast-growing domain where biology and robotics collide.

This 4hr workshop will take participants from any skill level through what it takes to be a researcher on the forefront of soft robotics. Workshop activities include:

• Learning from actual robot designers about the state of the art of soft robotics
• Building your own inflatable robotic actuators
• Mixing and matching different fields to come up with bioinspired designs
• Learning tools to go from idea to prototype to product faster than ever before