Sunday
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4:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Smart Materials and Biohybrid Systems
Discussion Leader: Cecilia Laschi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)
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7:40 pm - 8:00 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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8:00 pm - 8:35 pm |
Barry Trimmer (Tufts University, USA)
"Materials and Actuation: Learning from Nature"
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8:35 pm - 8:45 pm |
Discussion
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8:45 pm - 9:20 pm |
Robert Katzschmann (Dexai Robotics, USA)
"Controlled Soft Robots Tackling Manipulation and Locomotion Challenges"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Shape Memory, Self-Healing and Learning Materials
Discussion Leader: Michael Tolley (University of California, San Diego, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:20 am - 9:55 am |
Ximin He (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Adaptive and Learning Materials"
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9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:15 am |
Bram Vanderborght (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
"Self Healing Soft Robots"
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11:15 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:05 pm |
Martin Kaltenbrunner (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
"Bioinspired Soft Electronics and Machines"
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12:05 pm - 12:20 pm |
Discussion
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
General Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Biohybrid Systems: Design and Performance Considerations
Discussion Leader: Paolo Dario (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:50 pm - 8:25 pm |
Michael Tolley (University of California, San Diego, USA)
"Design of Biologically Inspired Mobile Soft Robots"
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8:25 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:10 pm |
Shoji Takeuchi (University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Emerging Technologies for Biohybrid Robotics"
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9:10 pm - 9:20 pm |
Discussion
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
General Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Sensing and Actuation for Biohybrid Systems
Discussion Leader: Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya University / Meijo University, Japan)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:20 am - 9:55 am |
Sergei Sheiko (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Tissue-Mimetic Materials for Soft Robotics"
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9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:15 am |
Li Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Magnetic Microswarm for Targeted Delivery In Vivo: From Artificial to Biohybrid Ensembles"
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11:15 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:05 pm |
Xiaoting Jia (Virginia Tech, USA)
"Multifunctional Fiber-Based Neural Interfaces"
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12:05 pm - 12:20 pm |
Discussion
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
General Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Power and Actuation
Discussion Leader: Eric Yeatman (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:50 pm - 8:25 pm |
Zhong-Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA / Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, CAS, USA)
"Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Systems"
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8:25 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:10 pm |
Robert Shepherd (Cornell University, USA)
"Towards Embodied Energy for Enduring Robots"
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9:10 pm - 9:20 pm |
Discussion
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
General Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Integrated Multi-Material Fabrication 3D/4D Printing
Discussion Leader: Donglei (Emma) Fan (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:20 am - 9:55 am |
Benjamin Richter (Nanoscribe GmbH, Germany)
"3D Printing of Multi-Material Microstructures"
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9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:15 am |
Fabien Sorin (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Advanced Multi-Material Fibers and Textiles for Robotics"
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11:15 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:05 pm |
Koji Ikuta (University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Two Photon Polymerization and Materials for 3D/4D Printing"
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12:05 pm - 12:20 pm |
Discussion
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
General Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Micro-Nano Robotics and Fabrication
Discussion Leader: Antoine Ferreira (INSA Centre Val de Loire, France)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:50 pm - 8:25 pm |
Larisa Florea (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
"Soft, Stimuli-Responsive Structures with Sub-Micro Resolution"
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8:25 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:10 pm |
Peer Fischer (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany)
"Fabrication and Powering of Micro- and Nanorobotic Systems"
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9:10 pm - 9:20 pm |
Discussion
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
General Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Embodiment and Applications
Discussion Leader: Pierre Dupont (Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:20 am - 9:55 am |
Metin Sitti (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany)
"Biohybrid and Bioinspired Small-Scale Robotics"
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9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:15 am |
Xuanhe Zhao (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Soft Robots for Neurovascular Surgery and Neuroprosthetics"
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11:15 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:05 pm |
Ho-Young Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
"Powering and Actuation by Environmental Humidity"
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12:05 pm - 12:20 pm |
Discussion
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
General Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Late-Breaking Topics
Discussion Leader: Elliot Hawkes (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:45 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:45 pm - 8:15 pm |
Arianna Menciassi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)
"Implantable Biorobotic Artificial Organs"
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8:15 pm - 8:20 pm |
Discussion
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8:20 pm - 8:50 pm |
Salvador Pané Vidal (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Multiferroic Small-Scale Robots"
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8:50 pm - 8:55 pm |
Discussion
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8:55 pm - 9:25 pm |
Antoine Barbot (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Floating Magnetic Microrobots for Fiber Functionalization"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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