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SUMMARY:Multilayered dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics - Mi
 hai Duduta - Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
DTSTART:20171031T120000Z
DTEND:20171031T130000Z
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CONTACT:Toby Howison
DESCRIPTION:Dielectric elastomers are some of the most suitable and promis
 ing materials for building artificial muscles. However\, significant techn
 ology constraints have hindered wide spread adoption of dielectric elastom
 er actuators (DEAs). In my talk I will address how careful selection of th
 e elastomer and electrode materials\, in parallel with development of a ro
 bust fabrication method\, can overcome most limitations of DEAs. Several r
 obotic demonstrations serve to show the versatility\, high energy and powe
 r densities of multilayered actuators. \n\n\nMihai "Mishu" Duduta is origi
 nally from Romania and completed his Bachelor's degree in Materials Scienc
 e and Engineering at MIT. During his time at MIT he co-invented the semi-s
 olid flow battery\, then worked for the start-up company spun out to  deve
 lop it: 24M Technologies. Since 2014\, he has been pursuing a PhD in Mecha
 nical Engineering and Materials Science at the Harvard School of Engineeri
 ng and Applied Sciences\, focusing on novel materials for soft robotics un
 der the supervision of Prof. David R. Clarke and Prof. Robert J. Wood. 
LOCATION: LT6\, First floor Baker building\, Dept of engineering\, Cambrid
 ge university\, Trumpington street\, CB2 1PZ.
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