Schedule
Tentative
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | Institution |
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09:00 - 09:10
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Opening Talk
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Organizers
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IIT, UC Berkeley, BYU
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09:10 - 09:35
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Reaching and Grasping with Soft Materials in Space
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Prof. Mark Cutkosky
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Stanford, USA
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09:35 - 10:00
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Biologically Inspired Soft Robots in Space!
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Prof. Mike Tolley
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UCSD, USA
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10:00 - 10:25
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Soft and gentle capturing of a tumbling satellite in orbit
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Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
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Tohoku University, Japan
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10:25 – 10:35
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Student Short Presentations
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10:35 – 10:55
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Coffee Break / Poster Presentations
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10:55 – 11:20
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Mechanical intelligence in rover wheels for terrain perception and passive adaptation
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Prof. Thrishantha Nanayakkara
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Imperial, UK
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11:20 - 11:45
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Estimation, Modeling and Control for Hybrid Soft-Rigid Space Exploration Robots
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Prof. Kostas Berkis
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Rutgers University, USA
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11:45 – 12:05
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Soft robots that evolve on demand
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Dr. Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio
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Yale, USA
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12:05 – 12:30
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Soft Robotic Root-Inspired Anchors for Low-gravity Applications
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Dr. Elliot Hawkes
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University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
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12:30 – 13:30
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Lunch
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13:30 - 13:55
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How to catch large debris on orbit: A self-maneuvering robotic tether-net system
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Dr. Eleonora Botta
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University of Buffalo, USA
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13:55 - 14:20
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Soft Robot Control: Challenges, Limitations, and Applications for Space Debris Capture
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Dr. Egidio Falotico
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SSSA, Italy
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14:20 - 14:50
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The opportunities and challenges for new technology in planetary exploration
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Dr. Paul Glick
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JPL, USA
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14:50 - 15:00
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Student Short Presentations
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15:00 - 15:20
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Coffee Break / Poster Session
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15:20 - 15:45
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Soft Robotics for Resilient Extraterrestrial Habitats
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Dr. Justin Werfel
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Harvard, USA
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15:45 - 16:00
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Short Student Presentations
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16:00 – 17:00
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Panel Discussion
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Space Robotics
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Soft Robotics
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16:45 - 17:15 |
Closing Remarks / Awards Session |
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