From nano to macro: a groundbreakIng actuation technology for robotic systems

Informazioni relative al progetto

MAGNIFY

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 801378

DOI

10.3030/801378

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 3 Maggio 2018

Data di avvio 1 Ottobre 2018

Data di completamento 30 Novembre 2023

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Costo totale

€ 2 922 730,00

Contributo UE

€ 2 922 730,00

Coordinato da

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 3 - MAGNIFY (From nano to macro: a groundbreakIng actuation technology for robotic systems)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2021-04-01 al 2023-11-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

The overall goal of the MAGNIFY project was to develop a new generation of artificial muscles for robotic systems. The artificial muscle should be realized by using artificial molecular machines, organized in polymer nanofibers and individually controlled by external stimuli. By learning from Nature, MAGNIFY should rely on a bottom-up methodology, in which the nano-scale movement of molecular machines should be incrementally amplified to the macro-scale in the artificial muscle. The MAGNIFY artificial muscles should be characterized by: high force-to-weight ratio; high flexibility; fast reactivity; intrinsic variable stiffness.

The goal of the project was expected to be achieved by fulfilling 4 objectives. This report summarizes the work done in the 62 months of the project (and especially in the last 32 months, i.e. since the submission of the last version of the PTR2) with respect to the project objectives, and explains the choices made to achieve the goal and to mitigate the encountered challenges. All the scientific and technical details can be found in the deliverables and in the journal/conference peer-reviewed papers, in the PhD dissertations, and in the MSc/BSc theses that were conducted within the 62 months of the project (https://magnifyproject.eu).

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

The four objectives and five milestones have been successfully achieved.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The 4 objectives are progressing the state of the art.

The project does not include any socio-economic impact not any wider societal implications.

The MAGNIFY artificial muscle.