Shaping the Future of Robotics through Materials Innovation

Preliminary schedule

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

15:00 - 18:30 Arrival and check-in

18:30 - 19:30 Dinner

19:30 - 20:30 Welcome remarks

Thursday, June 16, 2022

08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast

09:00 - 09:15 Workshop opening

09:15 - 10:15 Lightning talks

10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 11:05 Keynote talk
Cecilia Laschi: Soft Robotics: rethinking material role for sustainable robots

11:05 - 11:50 Breakout session 1

11:50 - 12:35 Discussion of breakout session 1

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch

14:15 - 14:50 Keynote talk

Herbert Shea: Soft actuators for wearable haptics

14:50 - 15:25 Keynote talk
Kirstin Petersen: Collective embodied Intelligence in robotic systems

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:30 Breakout session 2

16:30 - 17:15 Discussion of breakout session 2

17:30 - 18:30 Poster Session

18:30 - 19:30 Dinner

19:30 - 20:30 Brainstorming in relaxed atmosphere

Friday, June 17, 2022

08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast

09:00 - 09:35 Keynote talk

Katherine Kuchenbecker: Sensing tactile contact over large, soft surfaces

09:35 - 10:10 Keynote talk

Xuanhe Zhao: Soft Medical Robots

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 11:30 Breakout Session 3

11:30 - 12:15 Discussion of breakout session 3

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:05 Keynote talk

Michael Tolley: Materials for mobile biologically inspired soft robots

14:05 - 14:40 Keynote talk

Martin Kaltenbrunner: Sustainable soft electronic and robotic systems

14:45 - 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 - 15:45 Breakout Session 4

15:45 - 16:30 Discussion of breakout session 4

16:30 - 17:30 Castle tour

17:30 - 18:30 Poster session

18:30 - 19:30 Bavarian Dinner

19:30 - 20:30 Brainstorming in relaxed atmosphere

Saturday, June 18, 2022

08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast

09:30 Departure