{"id":9106,"date":"2026-04-01T08:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acmit.at\/?p=9106"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:08:32","slug":"acmit-and-mapworms-at-erf2026-advancing-soft-robotics-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acmit.at\/de\/acmit-and-mapworms-at-erf2026-advancing-soft-robotics-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"ACMIT and MAPWORMS at ERF2026: Advancing Soft Robotics Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The European Robotics Forum (ERF)<\/a><\/strong> is one of Europe\u2019s most influential annual events for the robotics and AI community, bringing together over 1,000 participants from industry, academia, and the public sector. ERF 2026 took place from 23\u201327 March 2026 in Stavanger, Norway<\/strong>, hosted at the Stavanger Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft robotics is rapidly emerging as a transformative field, offering new ways to build flexible, compliant systems capable of safe and intuitive interaction with complex environments. These technologies hold tremendous promise for healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, inspection, and many other sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the ERF 2026, the workshop (no. 49) \u201cBringing Soft Robotics to Applications\u201d<\/strong> was successfully concluded, organized by Dr. Linda Patern\u00f2 (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna), Prof. Matteo Fumagalli (Danish Technical University), Dr. Gernot Kronreif (ACMIT), and Ilaria Cedrola (Scuola Superiore Sant\u2019Anna).<\/strong> The discussion highlighted critical barriers, including advanced materials, control strategies, scalability, durability, industrial integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACMIT <\/strong>co\u2011organized the workshop and, within the MAPWORMS project<\/a><\/strong>, focuses on exploring the potential of the developed soft\u2011robotic components for impactful medical applications \u2014 a point highlighted in Dr. Gernot Kronreif<\/strong>\u2019s lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to all who took part in this enriching exchange, and especially to the speakers for sharing their insightful contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAPWORMS News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERF 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERF 2026 Workshops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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