PLANT ROBOTICS – 29 JULY 2021
May 21, 2021
Plant functions, hybrid systems, and plant robotics
This workshop is a platform for eliciting plant functions that can inspire robotics as well as hybrid systems in which living plants become a key
component interacting with artificial technologies.
Fabian Meder. Italian Institute of Technology, IT
PROGRAM 29.07.21 13:00 UTC
| Time UTC | Sessions | Speakers | Talks |
| 13:00 | Keynote | Barbara Mazzolai | Plant-inspired Robotics |
| 13:45 | Talk 1: Plant-inspired robots | Ian Walker | Plant-Inspired Continuum Robots |
| 14:05 | Talk 2: Plant-hybrid robots | Xiaodong Chen | An on-demand electrical phytoactuator enabled by conformable electrodes |
| 14:25 | Talk 3: Plant functions | Yasmine Meroz | Understanding How Plant Roots Negotiate Obstacles |
| 15:05 | Talk 4: Plant-inspired | Bilge Baytekin | Self-regulation for Autonomy in Solar Tracking Plant Robots |
| 16:00 | Talk 5: Plant-inspired actuators | Falk Tauber | Artificial Venus flytrap demonstrator combining two biological snap-trap mechanics |
| 16:20 | Talk 6: Plant-inspired actuators | Andreas Lendlein | Bio-inspired polymer-based actuators for soft robots |
| 16:45 | Plenary discussion | All speakers |
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