Events
Seminar: Challenging Construction Technology with Architectural Robots, Roberto Naboni, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Abstract: Architectural robots enable the re-thinking of material systems and a disruptive update of the building process. The lecture will discuss design and construction experiments conducted with/by robots at SDU CREATE and how these unfold a new approach to construction technology. Bio: Roberto Naboni, is an Associate Professor in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication at…
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Seminar: Strength through Geometry – Reimagining shell structures, Prof. Philippe Block, ETH Zurich
Abstract: Throughout history, master builders have discovered expressive forms through the constraints of economy, efficiency and elegance. There is much to learn from the structural principles they developed. Novel structural design tools that extend traditional graphical methods to three dimensions allow designers to discover a vast range of possible shell forms. By better understanding the…
Seminar: A mechanistic opinion about movement in mammals, Dr Samit Chakrabarty, University of Leeds
Abstract: In my group, we have been exploring the rules of plasticity that govern motor activity via the spinal circuits related to the hands and legs. Our focus is on the modulation of these spinal circuits during the task in normal and in disease or dysfunctional states like spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy or strokes….
Seminar: Robotics in Healthcare, Prof. Sanja Dogramadzi, Bristol Robotics Lab
This presentation gives an overview of healthcare robotics portfolio at Bristol Robotics Laboratory that spans from surgical to assisted living robots as well as robotic systems to support radiotherapy. The fast and widespread use of robotic technologies in healthcare applications aims at improving patient outcomes and reducing NHS costs. The robotic technologies include soft sensors…
Seminar: The virtue of being “soft”: examples from nature and opportunities for engineering, Dr Paolo Paoletti, University of Liverpool (UK)
Traditional engineered systems are composed of stiff components, a typical example being a robotic manipulator made of rigid links connected by actuated joints. However, a lot of animals have adopted a different strategy: use soft limbs/bodies and distributed compliance to safely interact with the surrounding environment. In this talk, I will describe two cases showing…
Technologies for Health: Robotics in Modern Medicine
Inaugural lectures for Professor Pietro Valdastri and Professor Shane Xie. The world faces an increasing challenge in providing healthcare and UK’s expertise in medical technology has the potential both to improve the quality of life and to provide economic growth for an export market in medical technologies. These inaugural lectures will provide an insight into…