SOMIRO School

Miniaturized and soft robots

9-12 October 2023

Marina di Castagneto Carducci (Italy)

Registrations are closed!

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9 October 2023

10 October 2023

11 October 2023

12 October 2023

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)

Program

9 Oct 2023

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

10 Oct 2023

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 | 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 – 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:

Hands-on experience to solar Christoph Putz – Lukas Lehner (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)

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

AFTERNOON

Networking activity

17:00 – 18:30 | Visit to “Oasi la Soldanella”

20:00 – 22:00 | Dinner

11 Oct 2023

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 | Soft Electrostatic Actuators for Small-Scale Machines
Florian Hartmann (EPFL)
10:45 – 11:15 | Break and poster session
11:15 – 13:00 | Presentation of other EU projects & networking session

Robotic Monitoring of Habitats: the Natural Intelligence Approach
Manolo Garabini (University of Pisa)
The MAPWORMS project: Biomimicry, smart materials and shape-morphing robots
Arianna Menciassi (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies) and Linda Paternò (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
Robotics and AI to revolutionise interventional cardiology
Emiliano Votta (Politecnico di Milano)

13:00 – 14:00 | Light Lunch

AFTERNOON

- - Networking activity

FREE DINNER

12 Oct 2023

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
14:30 | Transfer to Pisa

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 9^th, 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 11^th 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 11^th, 2023
Any other travel costs not expressed mentioned
Extra drinks