
Invertebrate Robotics, aka “No Backbone, No Problem” – 29 July 2021
May 21, 2021
How does science on invertebrates uniquely advance robotics?
Morphology, Motion, and Minds of Invertebrate-Inspired Robots aka No Backbone, No Problem
This workshop will bring together speakers in sensing, control, and morphology of invertebrate-inspired robots to discuss 10 years of progress in invertebrate robotics and future challenges in the field. The workshop will conclude with a panel with all the speakers to discuss the next 10 years of invertebrate robotics and living machines.
Organizers:
Michael Mangan, University of Sheffield, UK – m.mangan@sheffield.ac.uk
Nicholas Szczecinski, West Virginia University, US nss00001@mix.wvu.edu
PROGRAM 29.07.21 13:00 UTC
Time UTC | Sessions | Speakers | Talks |
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13:00 | Welcome | Michael Mangan, Nicholas Szczecinski | |
13:05 -13:45 | Keynote | Dario Floreano – EPFL, Switzerland | Decoding flexible motor control for mode- rich locomotion: lessons from amphibious centipedes |
13:45 – 14:05 | Invertebrate Morphology and Motion | Kataro Yasui – Tohoku University,Japan | TBA |
14:05 – 14:25 | Barry Trimmer – Tufts, USA | Crawling critters and robots: robust locomotion in unstable environments | |
14:25 – 14:45 | Nick Gravish – UCSD, USA | TBA | |
14:45 – 15:45 | break | ||
15:45 – 16:05 | Invertebrate Minds | Poramate Manoonpong – SDU, Denmark | Neural control for complex behaviors of invertebrate-inspired robots: From locomotion to object transportation and navigation |
16:05 – 16:25 | Barbara Webb – Univ of Edinburgh, UK | Inside the minds of Insect | |
16:25 – 16:45 | Sabine Hauert – Univ of Bristol, UK | Swarms for People | |
16:45 – 17:15 | Panel Discussion | All Speakers | How far we’ve come, where to go next |
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