Program

8:45 am - 12:30 pm, Apr. 11, 2026

Time

Event

Content

8:45 – 8:55

Opening

Introduction

8:55 – 9:15

Keynote 1:

Prof. Xiaoyang Zheng

Title: Matamaterial Robotics

9:15 – 9:35

Keynote 2:

Prof. Cynthia Sung

Title: Origami Robots with Integrated Sensing and Actuation

9:35 – 9:55

Spotlight Talks

Students or Early-career Researchers

Research Highlight

9:55 – 10:25

Coffee Break & Posters & Live Demos

10:25 – 10:45

Keynote 3:

Prof. Dae-Young Lee

Title: Reliability through Softness: A Soft Robotics Approach to Space Exploration

10:45 – 11:05

Keynote 4:

Prof. Hugo Rodrigue

Title: Harnessing synergies in thermo-pneumatic-smart materials-based soft actuators

11:05 – 11:25

Keynote 5:

Prof. Jeffrey Lipton

Title: Robots with a twist

11:25 – 11:55

Coffee Break & Posters & Live Demos

11:55 – 12:10

Panel Discussion

Topic: “From Materials to Robotic Systems: Bottlenecks and Roadmap”

12:10 – 12:20

Audience Q&A and Feedback

Using a live Q&A app

12:20 – 12:30

Closing

Networking Info & Group Photo

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