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19 January 2024
Interview with David Abbink by NEMO Kennislink
How can robots help in the health & care sector?
06 October 2023
Reducing motion sickness crucial to acceptance of self-driving cars
Self-driving cars still have a number of hurdles to overcome. Reducing motion sickness is a crucial factor in this respect.
12 September 2023
David Abbink in various media
08 September 2023
Cosimo Della Santina in various media
03 August 2023
Four 3mE researchers receive Veni grant
TU Delft receives a total of 17 Venis, 4 of which are awarded to researchers at the 3mE faculty. The funds will be used for a variety of research projects, from giving robots the intelligence to handle deformable objects to a catheter that ensures safer minimal invasive heart surgery.
07 June 2023
ChatGPT designs its first robot with TU Delft researchers
Can ChatGPT also design a robot? And is this a good thing for the design process, or are there risks? TU Delft researchers published their findings in Nature Machine Intelligence.
26 May 2023
David Abbink in various media
20 February 2023
Michaël Wiertlewski in various media
20 February 2023
Michaël Wiertlewski in various media
14 February 2023
Rapid change of friction causes tactile ultrasound illusion
Michaël Wiertlewski, Assistant Professor at the Cognitive Robotics Department, and his colleagues have created a glass plate that can quickly change its friction. It does this with an actuator that releases waves of ultrasound to vibrate the plate. Their research is published in the ‘Royal Society Interface journal’.