SOMIRO School

Miniaturized and soft robots

9-12 October 2023

Marina di Castagneto Carducci (Italy)

Registrations are closed!

Objectives

The SOMIRO School on “Miniaturized and soft robots” consist in a 4-days program balancing frontal and practical lessons, plus some networking and social activities. The main topics discussed will be about innovations in the robotics sector and characterization at the nano-scale in industrial environment, with special attention to the transfer of the knowledge acquired in SOMIRO. Networking with companies and other European funded projects to discover future opportunities in the robotics market will be encouraged.

SOMIRO School is addressed to high-degree students and young researchers, partners of other EU funded projects and professionals in the robotics sector all over Europe.

Every participant will be allowed to present their work inside everyday’s poster session!

Location

Tombolo Talasso Resort
Via del Corallo, 3, 57022 Marina di Castagneto Carducci LI (Italy)

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Program

Networking

11:00 – 20:00

11:00 – 11:45 | Registration
11:45 – 13:00 | Welcome to SOMIRO School and project presentation
Klas Hjort (Uppsala University, SOMIRO Project Coordinator), Isella Vicini (SOMIRO Project Manager, Warrant Hub SpA)
13:00 – 14:00 | Light lunch
14:30 – 15:30 | Smart sensors for AI-based management of complex chronic conditions: the TOLIFE project
Alessandro Tognetti (University of Pisa)
15:30 – 17:30 | 3D and 4D printing technologies for processing soft materials 
Giovanni Vozzi (University of Pisa)

Visit to Centro Piaggio laboratories

17:30 – 19:00 | Transfer to Marina di Castagneto Carducci
20:30 – 22:30| Dinner

Materials, Sensing, Communication and computation

9:00 – 20:00

MORNING

9:00 – 9:15 | Introduction to day 2 
9:15 – 10:00 | Digital production strategies for novel electronic devices 
Gustaf Mårtensson (Mycronic)
10:00 – 10:45 | Soft Electrostatic Actuators for Small-Scale Machines 
Florian Hartmann (EPFL)
10:45 – 11:15 | Break and poster session 
11:15 – 11:45 | Chemical sensors and Sensing-Tiny sensors for the big world
Klas Hjort, Hugo Nguyen (Uppsala University) 
11:45 – 12:15 | Round table discussion about applications and end-user perspective
Valerio Ciotola (The Circle) Giovanni Chiò (Riso Preciso)
12:15 – 13:00 | Practical Activities:

13:00 – 14:00 | Light Lunch at the hotel

AFTERNOON

  • Networking activity

20:00 – 22:00 | Dinner

Actuator Technology, energy management and electronic hardware

9:00 – 20:00

MORNING

9:00 – 9:15 | Introduction to day 3
9:15 – 10:00 | The journey toward harvesting-based wireless networks  
Javier Talavante (IMDEA)
10:00 – 10:45 | Energy management: Fundamentals of solar cell technology and power management  
Christoph Putz – Lukas Lehner (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)
10:45 – 11:15 | Break and poster session 
11:15 – 13:00 | Presentation of other EU projects & networking session

13:00 – 14:00 | Light Lunch

AFTERNOON

      • Networking activity

FREE DINNER

Robotics

9:00 – 13:00

MORNING

9:00 – 9:15 | Introduction to day 4
9:15 – 10:00 |Swarm robotics: leveraging bio-inspiration for collaborative robots 
Vito Trianni (CNR)
10:00 – 10:45 | Magnetically-driven Mobile Miniature Robots
Ziyu Ren (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems)
10:45 – 11:15 | Break and poster session 
11:15 – 11:45 | Materials and methods for sustainable soft system – from biodegradable tough gels to mycelium based electronic skins
Martin Kaltenbrunner (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)
11:45 – 12:15  | Round table
12:15 – 13:00 | Closing cerimony
13:00 – 14:00 | Light Lunch at the hotel

How to participate

  • Fill in our form and pre-register to the event
  • You will receive a confirmation e-mail with the hotel contacts
  • Contact the hotel and book your room
  • Pay a deposit of 180 euro to confirm the reservation and leave you credit card details as guarantee
  • Inform us: you are officially part of the school!
PRICES:
  • Double room for single use: 156 euro/per night – FULL BOARD (only dinner on October 11th not included)
  • Double room for double use: 198 euro/per night – FULL BOARD (only dinner on October 11th not included)
  • Triple room for triple use: 238 euro/per night – FULL BOARD (only dinner on October 11th not included)

If you are a SOMIRO project partner, you will be required to pay a total amount of 76 euro for the two lunches at the hotel. 

PAYMENT DETAILS:

The school secretariat has already pre-booked the rooms; the booking confirmation will be in charge of each participant.

After registering on the school form, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with the hotel hotel’s booking modalities: Credit card guarantee and a deposit of 180 euro will be asked by the hotel to confirm your reservation. The deposit will be deducted from the total amount at the check out.

The participant should pay the 50% of the total no later than September 19th, 2023.

Payment of the remaining amount and any extra at the end of the event, at the check out.

NOTE: You will be officially registered to the school only after hotel reservation!

CANCELLATIONS & unused services

In case of cancellation and/or cancellation (even partial) of the reservation on client will be subject to the following penalties:

  • from 30 to 15 days from the arrival date, 30% of the total value will be charged of overnight stays and canceled services.
  • from 15 to 7 days from the arrival date of the group, 50% of the total value will be charged of overnight stays and canceled services.
  • 7 days before the arrival date of the group and in case of no-show, it will be charged the entire amount of nights and canceled services.
  • NB: All early departures will be subject to penalties as for no shows (100% of nights cancelled)
The registration includes:
  • Pre-Booking of a single room (full board) at a discouted rate: the room will be paid by each participant directy at the hotel
  • Transfer from Pisa city center to Marina di Castagneto Carducci on October 9th, 2023 (tentative timing: 5.30 pm)
  • Transfer from Marina di Castagneto Carducci to Pisa airport on October 12th, 2023 (tentative timing: 2:30 pm)
  • Lunch breaks (If you are a SOMIRO project partner, two lunches at the hotel are not included (76 euro to be paid during booking procedures)
  • Dinners (the October 11th dinner is not included)
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Guided tours
  • Practical actitivies
  • School material
  • Two free access to the hotel SPA and SPA Kit
The registration does not include:
  • Accommodation costs for students (3 nights full board in a double room for single use: 156 euro/per night or 3 nights full board in a double room for double use: 198 euro/per night or 3 nights full board in a triple room for triple use: 238 euro/per night ).
  • Accomodation costs for SOMIRO project partners (3 nights full board in a double room for single use: 156 euro/per night and 76 euro for two lunches or 3 nights full board in a double room for double use: 198 euro/per night and 76 euro/person for two lunches or 3 nights full board in a triple room for triple use: 238 euro/per night and 76 euro/person for two lunches).
  • Dinner on October 11th, 2023
  • Any other travel costs not expressed mentioned
  • Extra drinks
Are you interested to participate?
WRITE TO

Organizing Committee

Warrant Hub SOMIRO partner
Uppsala University SOMIRO Project Coordinator

With the support and participation of:

EPFL SOMIRO partner
Max Plank SOMIRO Partner
UNIVERSITAT LINZ somiro partner
Mycronic SOMIRO partner
Riso Preciso SOMIRO partner
The circle SOMIRO partner

More info

E-mail: somiroproject@gmail.com