CAREER: Towards a Framework for Emergent Adaptability in Soft Continuum Robots — NSF Award to Purdue University (IN, $650,000)
This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) project will support the development of contact-aware robots which would leverage touch in intelligent ways. Existing efforts in soft robotics have aimed to limit robot interaction with physical disturbances in the environment for operational efficiency and safety
| Award title | CAREER: Towards a Framework for Emergent Adaptability in Soft Continuum Robots |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2541664 |
| Awardee | Purdue University |
| City | WEST LAFAYETTE |
| State | IN |
| Amount obligated | $650,000 |
| Principal investigator | Laura Blumenschein |
| Program | FRR-Foundationl Rsrch Robotics |
| Start date | 05/01/2026 |
| Abstract | This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) project will support the development of contact-aware robots which would leverage touch in intelligent ways. Existing efforts in soft robotics have aimed to limit robot interaction with physical disturbances in the environment for operational efficiency and safety considerations. However, contact-rich tasks such as fruit picking in dense trees will require robots which can appropriately apply and withstand contact with as much adaptability a |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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