PSoRo - Project Internship Soft Robotics

Module Description

The students will work alone or in small teams to solve practical problems in the area of soft robotics. Students will have an opportunity to delve into of their interest within the broad field of soft robotics, ranging from new prototype development and sensor/actuator integration to modeling and real-time control. Depending on the specific projects’ task, hardware and/or software implementation will be carried out.

The students will learn to analyze an individual problem, conduct theoretical and/or practical studies, and perform independent work with their personal reasoning. At the end of the project, they will document their results and present them to an audience. 

Over the course of the semester, the participants will work on small technical problems related to the area of soft robotics. Different possible types of soft robots will be analyzed and developed, e.g., pneumatically-driven, tendon-driven, smart material-driven. The participants can either work alone or in small groups, depending on the task.

 

Content

The specific objective of each project will be agreed upon with the lecturer at the beginning of the semester, and will focus on one of the following tasks:

  • Design and development of novel soft robotic systems
  • Development of experimental test-rigs for soft robot characterization
  • Integration of soft actuators and sensors into deformable robotic structures
  • Modeling and simulation of soft robots
  • Implementation of real-time motion control algorithms for soft robotic systems

Additional Info

Responsible Instructor: Jun.-Prof. Gianluca Rizzello​ and Assistants

Assign to Departments: Systems Engineering

Semester: Winter Semester and Summer Semester

Admission requirements: no formal requirements

Type of Course: Project Seminar

Examination: Presentation and Documentation

Weekly Hours: 2-4 h/w, of which 2 h/w Project

Credit Points: 3-6