Robotic Discuss Episode 118 – Mushy robotics and digital pores and skin, with Miranda Lowther

Claire chatted to Miranda Lowther from the College of Bristol about mushy, delicate digital pores and skin for prosthetic limbs.

Miranda Lowther is a PhD researcher on the FARSCOPE-TU Centre for Doctoral Coaching, a three way partnership between College of Bristol, College of West of England, and Bristol Robotics Laboratory, the place she is pursuing her ardour for utilizing mushy robotics and morphological computation to assist folks in healthcare. For her PhD, she is investigating how mushy e-skins and morphological computation ideas can be utilized to enhance prosthetic consumer well being, consolation, and high quality of life, by way of sensing and adaptation.