PROBOSCIS will realize a new generation of universal #robotic manipulators inspired to #elephants'proboscis. Coordinated @IITalk and funded @eu_h2020 #Europe
Great time at the Plenary Meeting at @IIT_SBRP@IITalk on Oct 9-10! 🎉 Big thanks to all speakers, researchers, and participants (online & in person) for the great discussions. Excited for the next steps with this amazing team! 🐘@EUeic#innovation#softrobotics#bioinspiration
May 13th our coordinator @LuciaBeccai@IITalk@IIT_SBRP with E.Falotico, I.Walker and Cho will hold a #Workshop "Soft continuum manipulators: Bottlenecks and Applications" at @ieee_ras_icra. #eu_proboscis will receive a prize for the best poster award.
https://t.co/Ed9dUhJ8ic
This jointless soft robot was created with the elephant trunk in mind! 🐘
It leverages microporosity and features intricate 3D-printed foams that can stretch and bend; all encased in a gentle and supple outer skin @LuciaBeccai@IIT_SBRP
Learn more here: https://t.co/v8BCm6WHZh
Imagine a #3Dprinter creating artificial muscles in a single step!
The @eu_proboscis project made it a reality fabricating a pneumatic artificial hand that matches the versatility of human muscles.
Read more about their work👉 https://t.co/Ut2QVd2G8h
Alvin Kaunda was in the middle of detailing the impacts of human actions on the natural world when the tip of a brown trunk popped into view just behind his left ear. https://t.co/H3BgyT9CnR
It was an absolute joy to serve as an external evaluator for the EU Project @eu_proboscis yesterday. A wealth of really cool research ranging from clever tracking of elephant trunk manipulation, innovative 3D printing, novel soft sensing technology to control of soft robots.