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SUMMARY:Soft Aerial Robotics for Digital Infrastructure Systems - Dr Mirko
  Kovac - Director\, Aerial Robotics Laboratory\, Imperial College
DTSTART:20200219T150500Z
DTEND:20200219T155500Z
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CONTACT:jo de bono
DESCRIPTION:Future infrastructure systems will evolve into complex ecosyst
 ems where autonomous aerial\, aquatic and ground-based robots will coexist
  with people and cooperate in symbiosis. To create this human-robot ecosys
 tem\, robots will need to respond more flexibly\, robustly and efficiently
  than they do today. They will need to be designed with the ability to mov
 e safely close to humans and in contact with infrastructure elements to pe
 rform sensing and intervention tasks. Their behaviours will need to be car
 efully orchestrated to integrate smoothly into the environment and in indu
 stry 4.0 workflows. Taking inspiration from natural systems\, aerial robot
 ic systems can integrate multi-functional morphology\, new materials\, ene
 rgy-efficient locomotion principles and advanced perception abilities that
  will allow them to successfully operate and cooperate in these complex an
 d dynamic environments. This talk will describe design principles and tech
 nologies for the development of biologically inspired flying robots with a
 daptive morphology that can perform monitoring and manufacturing tasks for
  infrastructure and building systems. Examples will include flying robots 
 with perching and aerial sensor-placement abilities\, aerial-aquatic drone
 s\, drones with compliant landing systems for landing on autonomous cars\,
  drones for aerial construction and repair\, and origami-based drones for 
 safe interactions with infrastructure elements.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Computer Laboratory
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