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SUMMARY:Aerial Microrobots: Insect-Sized Possibilities
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kevin Chen discusses his work developing insect-sized dron
 es with unprecedented dexterity and resilience. If you’ve ever swatted 
 away a mosquito, only to have it return again, you know that insects can b
 e remarkably acrobatic and resilient in flight. Those traits help them nav
 igate the aerial world, with all of its wind gusts, obstacles, and general
  uncertainty. Such traits are also hard to build into flying robots, but D
 r. Chen has built a system that approaches insects’ agility.  His aeria
 l robots are powered by a new class of soft actuator, which allows them to
  withstand the physical travails of real-world flight. He hopes the robots
  could one day aid humans by pollinating crops or performing machinery ins
 pections in cramped spaces.Dr. Kevin Chen is an Associate Professor in the
  Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at the Massach
 usetts Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Engineering Science
 s at Harvard University in 2017 and his bachelor’s degree in Applied and
  Engineering Physics from Cornell University in 2012. His work focuses on 
 developing multifunctional and multimodal insect-scale robots. His researc
 h interests also include developing high bandwidth and robust soft actuato
 rs for microrobot manipulation and locomotion. He is a recipient of the To
 shio Fukuda Young Professional Award, the Steven Vogel Young Investigator 
 Award, the NSF CAREER award, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigat
 or award, and the Ruth and Joel Spira Teaching Excellence Award. 
URL:https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/flying-microrobots-27533
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