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SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Accessing through Keyholes – Continuum Robots 
 at Small Scales
DTSTART:20180515T121500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Jessica Burgner-Kahrs\, Faculty of Mechanical Engineerin
 g\, Leibniz Universität Hannover\nAbstract:\nContinuum robots are inspire
 d by nature\, in particular by elephant trunks\, anteater tongues\, or te
 ntacles. As they are not composed of discrete joints or rigid links\, the
 y differ substantially from conventional robots. Their structure is compos
 ed of flexible\, elastic\, or soft materials such that complex bending and
  twisting motions can be achieved. Thus\, continuum robots can be deployed
  in tortuous environments and used for dexterous manipulation tasks in con
 strained environments. The high scalability and miniaturization potential 
 allow for numerous applications\, e.g. minimally invasive surgery through 
 natural orifices or in situ inspection of capital goods such as aircraft e
 ngines. The presentation will give an overview of continuum robot designs 
 and touch upon fundamentals in kinematic modeling\, planning\, and control
 . Open research questions and cross-disciplinary challenges are discussed.
 \n\nBio:\nProf. Jessica Burgner-Kahrs is heading the Laboratory for Contin
 uum Robotics at the Leibniz Universität Hannover since November 2015. Pro
 f. Burgner-Kahrs graduated from Universität Karlsruhe (TH)\, Germany in c
 omputer science and got her Ph.D. at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KI
 T)\, Germany. Before she started at Leibniz Universität Hannover in 2013\
 , she was Research Associate at Vanderbilt University\, USA for two years.
 \n\nHer research focus lies on continuum robotics and in particular on the
 ir design\, modelling\, planning\, and control as well as human-robot inte
 raction. In 2015\, she was awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize\, the Lo
 wer Saxony Science Award in the category Young Researcher\, and entitles Y
 oung Researcher of the Year 2015 in Germany. The Berlin-Brandenburg Academ
 y of Sciences awarded her the Engineering Science Prize in 2016. She was a
 lso elected as one of the Top 40 under 40 in the category Science and Soci
 ety in 2015\, 2016\, and 2017 by the business magazine Capital.
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