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SUMMARY:Biologically Inspired Soft Robotics - Michael T. Tolley UC San Die
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CONTACT:Fulvio Forni
DESCRIPTION:Robotics has the potential to address many of today’s pressi
 ng problems in fields ranging from healthcare to manufacturing to disaster
  relief. However\, the traditional approaches used on the factory floor do
  not perform well in unstructured environments. The key to solving many of
  these challenges is to explore new\, non-traditional designs. Fortunately
 \, nature surrounds us with examples of novel ways to navigate and interac
 t with the real world. Dr. Tolley’s Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab 
 seeks to borrow the key principles of operation from biological systems an
 d apply them to robotic design. This talk will give an overview of recent 
 projects in the lab that investigate the ways in which the use of non-trad
 itional materials can help solve challenging problems in robotics. These p
 rojects seek to develop bioinspired systems capable of navigating the worl
 d by walking\, digging\, and swimming (inspired by animals like turtles\, 
 worms\, and squid) and of interacting safely with humans and delicate obje
 cts.\n\nThe seminar will be held in JDB Seminar Room \, Department of Engi
 neering\, and online (zoom): https://newnham.zoom.us/j/92544958528?pwd=YS9
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LOCATION:JDB Seminar Room\, Department of Engineering and online (Zoom)
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