{"id":114,"date":"2021-05-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xpo.edge-themes.com\/?p=114"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:02:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T09:02:34","slug":"plant-robotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingmachinesconference.eu\/2025\/conference\/plant-robotics\/","title":{"rendered":"PLANT ROBOTICS &#8211;  29 JULY 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Plant functions, hybrid systems, and plant robotics<\/h3>\n<p>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<br>component interacting with artificial technologies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fabian Meder<\/span>. 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