Novel Design Principles and Technologies
for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour of the OcNovel Design Principles and Technologies
for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour of the Octopus OCTOPUS An Integrating Project of the ICT-FET Proactive Initiative EMBODYi (2009 – 2013) UZH (CH)
University of Zurich
Rolf Pfeifer UREAD (UK)
University of Reading
Richard Bonser HUJI (IL)
Heb
Novel Design Principles and Technologies
for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour of the Oc
Novel Design Principles and Technologies
for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour of the Octopus OCTOPUS An Integrating Project of the ICT-FET Proactive Initiative EMBODYi (2009 – 2013) UZH (CH)
University of Zurich
Rolf Pfeifer UREAD (UK)
University of Reading
Richard Bonser HUJI (IL)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Binyamin Hochner FORTH (GR)
Foundation for Research and Technology –
Hellas
Dimitris P. Tsakiris IIT (I)
Italian Institute of Technology
Fabio Benfenati
Darwin Caldwell Weizmann (IL)
Weizmann Institute of Science
Tamar Flash SSSA (I) - Coordinator -
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Cecilia Laschi Partnership Objectives
Investigate and understand octopus sensory-motor capabilities
Incorporate them in new design approaches and ICT and robotics technologies
Build an 8-arm-body octopus-like artefact, with similar performance in water, in terms of dexterity, speed, control, flexibility, and applicability
No rigid structures: capability to squeeze into small apertures
Virtually infinite number of DOF
All-direction bending
194% of elongation of each arm
Variable and controllable stiffness The Octopus: paradigm for embodied intelligence Expected Results
New science and knowledge on the octopus
New ICT and robotics technologies for sensing, actuation and control (soft actuators,
muscular hydrostats, flexible tactile sensors,
distributed control, coordination of many DOF,
smart skin,...
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