Description du projet Challenging current ThinkingSoft robotics technologies hold great promise to become a cutting-edge for the development of systems for a wide range of new applications Afficher les objectifs du projet Masquer les objectifs du projet Soft robotics, intended here as the use of soft materials in robotics, is a young research field, going to overcome the basic assumptions of conventional rigid robotics and its solid theories and techniques, developed over the last 50 years. Overcoming these assumptions raises the risks related to the poor applicability of known robotics theories and techniques, as well as the risks related to the development of new theories and techniques, for solving problems with unknown solutions or which may be ill-posed. Using soft materials to apply forces on the environment, as expected in a soft robot able to locomote, grasp, and perform other tasks, poses new problems at the level of the different components as well as at the whole system level. The technologies for actuating the soft materials have not yet been demonstrated to exist in a general form, although specific effective examples exists. The same is true for sensors embedded in the soft materials and for soft robotic energy suppliers. This high risk is counter-balanced by a very high potential impact. Soft robotics has the potential for allowing the development of a radically new generation of machines with better performance. Even though research in this field is growing world-wide, as witnessed by the increasing number of papers, special sessions and workshops, the community of soft robotics is still scattered. Robotics journals and conferences do not host it adequately. This results from the difference in the expertise required and developed in conventional rigid robotics and in soft robotics.A Coordination Action for Soft Robotics is extremely necessary and timely in the current and future landscape of robotics and biorobotics and can capitalize on the competitiveness of European research in this new field. A common forum will help soft robotics researchers to combine their efforts, to maximize the opportunities and to materialize the huge potential impact. On the other hand, leaving the soft robotics community scattered would waste its potential for scientific progress and technological innovation, as the achievements in this field do not find proper publication, presentation and discussion in existing scientific contexts.RoboSoft will create this missing framework for the soft robotics scientists, regardless of their background disciplines, and will enable the accumulation and sharing of the crucial knowledge needed for scientific progress in this field. RoboSoft will not only create and consolidate the soft robotics community, but will also create assets that go beyond the end of the three-year CA. Champ scientifique engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticssoft roboticsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Thème(s) ICT-2013.9.1 - Challenging current Thinking Appel à propositions FP7-ICT-2013-C Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement CSA - Coordination and support action Coordonnées du coordinateur Cecilia LASCHI Prof. Coordinateur SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO S ANNA Contribution de l’UE € 395 869,00 Adresse PIAZZA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA 33 56127 Pisa Italie Voir sur la carte Région Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Paolo DARIO (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (3) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH Suisse Contribution de l’UE € 67 945,00 Adresse Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich Voir sur la carte Région Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Fumiya Iida (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 278 891,00 Adresse BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD BS8 1QU Bristol Voir sur la carte Région South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Julie Coombs (Mrs.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 210 255,00 Adresse TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge Voir sur la carte Région East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Schaeffer Renata (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée