HOW A ROBOT CAN BE SOFT
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THE SOFT TOUCH OF SOFT ROBOTS
The team of the HTSF Soft Robotics programme are working on soft robots that are safer and better equipped to function in a human environment. This is a new specialization that involves many fields of expertise. So collaboration between ...
THE WORLD IS TOO COMPLEX FOR TRADITIONAL ROBOTS. IN TWENTE, THEY ARE WORKING ON SOFT ALTERNATIVES.
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TURBO grants for four medical-technical research projects
Oct 7, 2020 - Ali Sadeghi from the University of Twente and Sander Geurts from Radboudumc received a 80k€ grant to develop a soft ankle orthosis. The robotic orthosis is designed to correct gait in stroke patients.
SOPHIA uses robotics to make workplace healthier
Sep 10, 2020 - The Horizon2020 project SOPHIA aims to reduce the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in industry. Advanced wearable and collaborative robotic technologies will be developed to help workers work ergonomically.
Soft fluidic actuator
Apr 30, 2018 - Soft pants developed at the University of Twente are able to generate high torques. This is a stepping stone in Professor Herman van der Kooij's VICI project that aims to develop flexible suits that enable the paralysed to walk again.
Soft Robotics with Ali Sadeghi
Prof.Ali, an assistant professor at the Department of Biomechanical Engineering at the University of Twente and one of the tenure trackers of the 4TU Dutch Soft Robotics Program. After several years of working in the industry, he began his academic c
