CAREER: Advancing Mesoscale Soft Robotic Locomotion and Other Functions Using Versatile Fl — NSF Award to University of Hawaii (HI
This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will support research to create tiny soft robots capable of demonstrating agile navigation and dexterous object handling in fluids. Mesoscale (i.e., millimeter-to-centimeter-scale) soft robots can provide unique advantages in hard-to-reach biological and natu
| Award title | CAREER: Advancing Mesoscale Soft Robotic Locomotion and Other Functions Using Versatile Fl |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2542572 |
| Awardee | University of Hawaii |
| City | HONOLULU |
| State | HI |
| Amount obligated | $659,613 |
| Principal investigator | Tianlu Wang |
| Program | FRR-Foundationl Rsrch Robotics |
| Start date | 05/01/2026 |
| Abstract | This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will support research to create tiny soft robots capable of demonstrating agile navigation and dexterous object handling in fluids. Mesoscale (i.e., millimeter-to-centimeter-scale) soft robots can provide unique advantages in hard-to-reach biological and natural fluidic environments. However, they currently lack locomotion, agility, and object manipulation capabilities comparable to those of mesoscale marine organisms, limiting their e |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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