{"id":9082,"date":"2026-03-19T08:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acmit.at\/?p=9082"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:05:43","slug":"mapworms-partners-convene-for-the-4th-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acmit.at\/de\/mapworms-partners-convene-for-the-4th-general-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"MAPWORMS partners convene for the 4th General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>4th General Meeting of the European EIC Pathfinder project MAPWORMS \u2013 Mimicking Adaptation and Plasticity in WORMS<\/strong> &#8211; took place in mid-March at <strong>The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant&#8217;Anna<\/strong> in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapworms.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAPWORMS<\/a><\/strong> develops soft robots inspired by marine worms, using programmable, stimuli\u2011responsive materials to achieve shape change, large deformation, and peristaltic motion. The project aims to translate biological adaptation and plasticity into new engineering principles for next\u2011generation soft robotic systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santannapisa.it\/en\/institute\/biorobotics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scuola Superiore Sant&#8217;Anna<\/a><\/strong>, together with <strong>ACMIT<\/strong> is currently carrying out a series of experimental tests on soft robotic prototypes, preparing them for further validation. <strong>ACMIT<\/strong>\u2019s key role in the project is to develop concepts for using the bio\u2011inspired robotic elements in medical applications and to test them as proof\u2011of\u2011concept prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapworms.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAPWORMS Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/mapworms-eicpathfinder-mapworms-ugcPost-7439627303296581632-fxlH?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAC9mXDMBd8VwqvcJImvwrVZozwYU08T1Io4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MAPWORMS News<\/strong> <strong>on the 4th General Meeting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/mapworms_mapworms-eicpathfinder-mapworms-activity-7440038459244957696-HUjN?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAC9mXDMBd8VwqvcJImvwrVZozwYU08T1Io4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAPWORMS News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 4th General Meeting of the European EIC Pathfinder project MAPWORMS \u2013 Mimicking Adaptation and Plasticity in WORMS &#8211; took place in mid-March at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant&#8217;Anna in Italy. 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