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SUMMARY:Soft Aerial Robotics for Digital Infrastructure Systems - Mirko Ko
 vac\, Imperial College
DTSTART:20200219T150000Z
DTEND:20200219T160000Z
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CONTACT:Amanda Prorok
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\nclose to humans and in contact with infrastructure elements to p
 erform sensing and intervention tasks. Their behaviours will need to be ca
 refully orchestrated to integrate smoothly into the environment and in ind
 ustry 4.0 workflows. Taking inspiration from natural systems\, aerial robo
 tic systems can integrate multi-functional morphology\, new materials\,\ne
 nergy-efficient locomotion principles and advanced perception abilities th
 at will allow them to successfully operate and cooperate in these complex 
 and dynamic environments. This talk will describe design principles and te
 chnologies for the development of biologically inspired\nflying robots wit
 h adaptive morphology that can perform monitoring and manufacturing tasks 
 for infrastructure and building systems. Examples will include flying robo
 ts with perching and aerial sensor-placement abilities\, aerial-aquatic dr
 ones\, drones with compliant landing systems for landing on autonomous car
 s\, drones for aerial construction and repair\, and\norigami-based drones 
 for safe interactions with infrastructure elements.
LOCATION:Department of Computer Science and technology\, Lecture Theatre 2
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