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How does science on invertebrates uniquely advance robotics?<\/span><\/p>\n

Morphology, Motion, and Minds of Invertebrate-Inspired Robots aka No Backbone, No Problem<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organizers:<\/p>\n

Michael<\/strong> Mangan<\/strong><\/span>, University of Sheffield, UK – m.mangan@sheffield.ac.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Nicholas <\/strong>Szczecinski<\/strong><\/span>, West Virginia University<\/a>, US nss00001@mix.wvu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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PROGRAM 29.07.21        13:00 UTC<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Time UTC<\/span><\/th>Sessions<\/span><\/th>Speakers<\/span><\/th>Talks<\/span><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
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13:00<\/td>Welcome<\/span><\/td>Michael Mangan,
Nicholas Szczecinski<\/span><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr>
13:05 -13:45 <\/td>Keynote<\/span><\/td>\u00a0Dario Floreano<\/span><\/strong> – EPFL, Switzerland<\/td>Decoding flexible motor control for mode- rich locomotion: lessons from amphibious centipedes<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
13:45 – 14:05<\/td>Invertebrate Morphology <\/span>
and Motion<\/span><\/td>		Kataro Yasui<\/strong><\/span> – Tohoku University,Japan <\/td>TBA<\/td><\/tr>
14:05 – 14:25<\/td><\/td>Barry Trimmer<\/strong><\/span> – Tufts, USA<\/td>Crawling critters and robots: robust locomotion in unstable environments<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
14:25 – 14:45<\/td><\/td>Nick Gravish<\/span> <\/strong>– UCSD, USA<\/td>TBA<\/td><\/tr>
14:45 – 15:45 <\/td>break<\/td> <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
15:45 – 16:05<\/td>Invertebrate Minds<\/span><\/td>Poramate Manoonpong<\/strong><\/span> – SDU, Denmark<\/td>Neural control for complex behaviors of invertebrate-inspired robots: From locomotion to object transportation and navigation<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
16:05 – 16:25<\/td><\/td>Barbara Webb<\/strong><\/span> – Univ of Edinburgh, UK<\/td>Inside the minds of Insect<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
16:25 – 16:45<\/td><\/td>Sabine Hauert<\/span> <\/strong>– Univ of Bristol, UK <\/td>Swarms for People<\/span> <\/td><\/tr>
16:45 – 17:15<\/td>Panel Discussion<\/span><\/td>All Speakers<\/td>How far we\u2019ve come,\u00a0where to go next<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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