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Episode Seventeen – Bioinspired Robots: learning from nature

Robot Talk · 13 Jun 2022 · 44m · Episode 17

What this episode covers

Valentina Lo Gatto, a PhD student at the Bristol Robotics Lab, explains her jellyfish-inspired soft robot and salt-inspired colony robots designed for exploring subsurface oceans on moons like Europa. David Hardman, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, discusses bio-inspired soft sensors and biodegradable gelatin-based materials for agricultural and medical applications. Adrian Thomas, founder of Animal Dynamics, describes how his company uses bio-inspiration to design the 'Stork' cargo drone and 'Skeeter Dragonfly' surveillance drone, focusing on aerodynamic efficiency and control bandwidth derived from animal flight.

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early-stage companies

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Mentioned

Companies
Bristol Robotics Lab, University of Cambridge, Animal Dynamics, DSTL
Products
Stork, Skeeter Dragonfly
Also
Civil Aviation Authority

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