The aim of the WP6 “Biorobotics & Sustainability” is to create an open Research Infrastructure enabling the investigation of various Sustainability aspects related to Biorobotics and Innovation Engineering.
The activities of the WP6 “Biorobotics & Sustainability” are carried out in 8 labs/facilities, organized in 4 Scientific and Technological Areas. The organization of the Areas/labs is summarised hereafter:
- Materials & Manufacturing
- B3MAT – materials for sustainable biorobotics
- COGITO – green innovation tools platform for Life Cycle Assessment
- SMAM4SoRo – sustainable materials and additive manufacturing for soft robotics
- STAR – SusTainable fAbrics pRoduction
- Environment
- Energy
- LAEST – ElectroStatic Transducers – actuators and energy generators
- Mobility
- FLARE-Flying Arena Laboratory: Multirotor drones and mock-ups for aerial robotic applications
- B3MAT – materials for sustainable biorobotics
A complete facility for compounding and investigating materials and processing methods for «cradle-to-cradle» sustainable biorobotics: body (structural materials), sensors/actuators (functional materials).
View devices - COGITO – green innovation tools platform for Life Cycle Assessment
IT set of supporting tools for the eco design of products, packaging, services and technologies. The IT set is based on environmental footprint dataset, impact categories characterization, emission factors and data on consumer expectations and perception on product environmental qualities.
View devices - TERRA – terrestrial and aerial robotics for large infrastructures and environment monitoring
A complete robotic facility for developing, validating and deploying solutions for environmental protection and valorization, large scale civil structures, energy infrastructure and terrain monitoring, monitoring industrial sites and worksites.
View devices - UWR – robotic solutions for underwater environmental protection and valorization
A complete facility for developing, validating and deploying robotic solutions for underwater environmental protection and valorization.
View devices - LAEST – ElectroStatic Transducers – actuators and energy generators
A complete facility for investigating new actuators and generators concepts based on the electrostatic (ES) principles.
View devices - SMAM4SoRo – sustainable materials and additive manufacturing for soft robotics
A complete facility for the design and additive fabrication of soft actuators with embedded sensors, using recyclable and recycled materials.
View devices - STAR – SusTainable fAbrics pRoduction
A complete facility for prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell cultures, production and characterization of biological entities derived (fabrics).
View devices - FLARE-Flying Arena Laboratory: Multirotor drones and mock-ups for aerial robotic applications
A complete facility for multirotor drones and mock-ups for aerial robotic applications). The arena is equipped with motion acquisition systems.
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