Description du projet DEENESFRITPL Des conducteurs électriques biodégradables pour la robotique Les matériaux actuels destinés à l’électronique ne sont pas durables en raison de leur rareté, de leur toxicité et de la difficulté à les recycler. Ils sont néanmoins indispensables à la robotique, qui devient un domaine crucial pour la prospérité de l’économie européenne. Le projet BioConTact, financé par l’UE, abordera ce problème en développant des conducteurs électriques flexibles, légers et évolutifs fabriqués à partir de matériaux courants. La biodégradabilité de ces conducteurs sera ajustable grâce à la formulation des matériaux. Cette technologie sera essentielle pour les applications dont la stabilité à long terme est cruciale, telles que la peau robotique, ou pour le contrôle environnemental de la dégradation, tel que l’électronique transitoire biorésorbable. Afficher les objectifs du projet Masquer les objectifs du projet Objectif BioConTact will engineer electrical conductors with a controllable biodegradability that are flexible, lightweight, scalable, and produced with readily available materials. The tunable degradation will be finely controlled through the material formulation. Thus, this unique technology will be indispensable for applications where long-term stability is crucial, such as robotic skin, or those requiring environmental control of degradation, such as bioresorbable transient electronics. These conductors will be assembled as human mimicking robotic skin for the iCub, the flagship open-source robot developed by the beneficiary, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. The fellow will utilise his experience in the design of materials for sustainable electronics, exploit the supervisor’s and co-supervisor’s knowledge on biodegradation and robotic tactile sensors, and benefit from their excellent laboratories, Smart Materials and Humanoid Sensing and Perception, respectively.This research is motivated by the ever-growing need for sustainable and biodegradable materials for electronics. Consumer electronics are indeed pervasive in European society, with more than 230 million users. Yet, materials for electronics are not sustainable because of their scarcity, toxicity, and recycling complexity, which are detrimental for manufacturers, governments, and society. Besides, electronic wastes are accumulating globally and will reach a production rate of 120 million metric tons per year by 2050. Simultaneously, robotics, which are vital for a thriving European economy, are becoming omnipresent. Hence, the transition to sustainable and biodegradable alternatives to current electronics will boost the progress of environmentally friendly technologies in robotics. This transformation is in line with the 2030 European Sustainable Development Goals and the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges program that promotes a greener and sustainable European society. Champ scientifique engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Mots‑clés Flexible Electronics Biopolymer Conductive Ink Biodegradability Metallic Particle Robotic Skin Tactile Sensor Degradable Conductor Spray Coating Sensor Integration Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Thème(s) MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships Appel à propositions H2020-MSCA-IF-2020 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinateur FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA Contribution nette de l'UE € 171 473,28 Adresse VIA MOREGO 30 16163 Genova Italie Voir sur la carte Région Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Type d’activité Research Organisations Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 171 473,28
