Schedule
7
April
Tuesday
| Time | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
08:45 - 09:00 | Introduction | Dr. Barbara Mazzolai |
09:00 - 09:30 | Talk | Prof. Mirko Kovač Topic: Sustainability Robotics – Lifelike robots for Ecosystem Protection |
09:30 - 10:00 | Talk | Dr. Seung-Kyun Kang Topic: Transient Electronics and Energy Harvesters for Fully Biodegradable and Autonomous Soft Robots |
10:00 - 10:30 | Talk | Prof. Jie Yin (online) Topic: Physically Intelligent Soft Robots |
10:30 - 10:50 | Coffee Break | |
10:50 - 11:20 | Talk | Dr. Mingchao Zhang Topic: Optofluidic 3D Micro-/Nanofabrication of Multi-Material Micromachines |
11:20 - 11:50 | Talk | Dr. Fabian Meder Topic: Energy Conversion at interfaces in soft and biohybrid systems |
11:50 - 12:30 | Student Activity | Concept Competition 3-min lightening talks and voting for the winner |
12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch Break | |
13:45 - 14:15 | Talk | Dr. Danqing Liu Topic: Soft Robotic Skin Based on Liquid Crystal Polymers |
14:15 - 14:45 | Talk | Prof. Ying Hu (online) Topic: MXene-based soft actuators driven by light/humidity for bionic robotic applications |
14:45 - 15:15 | Student Activity | Poster Session |
15:15 - 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
15:30 - 16:00 | Talk | Dr. Lining Yao Topic: Morphing Matter for Ecological Restoration |
16:00 - 16:30 | Talk | Dr. Kevin Chen Topic: Challenges and Opportunities for Insect-Scale Autonomous Aerial Robots |
16:30 - 17:15 | Panel Discussion | |
17:15 - 17:30 | Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks from the Organizers |