by Lijun Teng | Mar 1, 2018 | Group News, Journal Papers
We are part of growing community of researchers who are developing a new class of fully integrated soft machines that include power, communications, and control sub-systems. From our point of view, including Integrated circuit (IC) microelectronics into soft machines...
by Derek Chun | Feb 9, 2018 | Group News
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics (ECR) hosted its first European Robotics League for Service Robots (ERL-SR). The competition took place in Heriot-Watt University’s custom-built living laboratory. I volunteered to be part of the refereeing team. Hosting the competition...
by Adam A. Stokes | Dec 7, 2017 | Group News, Recruitment
The School of Engineering is recruiting three Research Associates to perform cutting-edge research on Sensors, Sensor Networks and Robotics (Subsea, Top-Side and Air) applied to the offshore energy sector. This recruitment is part of the ORCA Hub, a large Robotics and...
by Lijun Teng | Dec 6, 2017 | Conference Presentations, Group News
Consumer demand for stretchable and flexible electronic devices is a growth area within the electronics industry. Fibreglass-based printed circuit boards are evolving into flexible and stretchable wearable-electronic systems. This technology promises to expand the...
by Ross McKenzie | Nov 21, 2017 | Group News, Journal Papers
Building your own soft robots can be a daunting task for someone just setting out. Even after building the robot you still need to sort out control systems and software to get it working. Our work on open-source tools for soft robotics is paving the way for the easy...
by Adam A. Stokes | Nov 21, 2017 | Group News
http://www.robosoft2018.org Description Soft robotics is a recent exciting trend of robotics, taking the challenge of using soft materials and deformable structures for building robots, with high potential for impact in science and in applications. Given the young and...
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