REGISTER NOW! International Winter School on Smart Materials for Soft Robots

The 1st International Winter School on Smart Materials for Soft Robots to be held at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom from 12-18 December 2021. Registration is now OPEN to attend the virtual event (http://smartsummer.eu/). The five-day hybrid school aims to provide scientific and personal development for young researchers in the multidisciplinary fields of soft robotics and smart materials. The lectures will be from a mix of academic and industrial frontrunners which is run in a hybrid format. There are also exciting prizes to be won. The school is sponsored by the IEEE RAS Technical education program and supported by six other participating projects.

Program Overview

Invited Speakers

Please visit the website for more details: http://smartsummer.eu/

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