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SUMMARY:IGM Colloquium: Accessing through Keyholes – Continuum Robots at
  Small Scales
DTSTART:20180515T121500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Jessica Burgner-Kahrs\, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover\nC
 ontinuum robots are inspired by nature\, in particular by elephant trunks
 \, anteater tongues\, or tentacles. As they are not composed of discrete 
 joints or rigid links\, they differ substantially from conventional robots
 . Their structure is composed of flexible\, elastic\, or soft materials su
 ch that complex bending and twisting motions can be achieved. Thus\, conti
 nuum robots can be deployed in tortuous environments and used for dexterou
 s manipulation tasks in constrained environments. The high scalability and
  miniaturization potential allow for numerous applications\, e.g. minimall
 y invasive surgery through natural orifices or in situ inspection of capit
 al goods such as aircraft engines. The presentation will give an overview 
 on continuum robot designs and touch upon fundamentals in kinematic modeli
 ng\, planning\, and control. Open research questions and cross-disciplinar
 y challenges are discussed.\n\n\nBio:\nProf. Jessica Burgner-Kahrs is head
 ing the Laboratory for Continuum Robotics at the Leibniz Universität Hann
 over since November 2015. Prof. Burgner-Kahrs graduated from Universität 
 Karlsruhe (TH)\, Germany in computer science and got her Ph.D. at Karlsruh
 e Institute of Technology (KIT)\, Germany. Before she started at Leibniz U
 niversität Hannover in 2013\, she was Research Associate at Vanderbilt Un
 iversity\, USA for two years.\n\nHer research focus lies on continuum robo
 tics and in particular on their design\, modelling\, planning and control 
 as well as human-robot interaction. In 2015 she was awarded with the Heinz
  Maier-Leibnitz Prize\, the Lower Saxony Science Award in the category You
 ng Researcher and entitles Young Researcher of the Year 2015 in Germany. T
 he Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences awarded her the Engineering Scie
 nce Prize in 2016. She was also elected as one of the Top 40 under 40 in t
 he category Science and Society in 2015\, 2016 and 2017 by the business ma
 gazine Capital.\n\n 
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