2nd German Robotics Conference · Cologne, 11.03.2026
Soft Robotics:
New Bodies For Future Robots
Workshop Program · 09:30 — 12:40
09:30
Intro
Welcome by Organizers
Edoardo Milana · Florian Hartmann
09:35
Keynote
Learning for and with Soft Robots Dynamics
Cosimo della Santina · TU Delft
10:05
Featured Talk
Soft Wearable Robots and AI for Rehabilitation and Human Augmentation
Lorenzo Masia · TU Munich
10:25
Invited Talk
Soft Robotics for Assistive Technologies
Cristina Piazza · TU Munich
10:35
Invited Talk
Soft Control for Soft Bodies
Falk Tauber · University of Freiburg
10:45
Panel 1
Integration with Robotics
Cristina Piazza · Falk Tauber · Lorenzo Masia · Cosimo della Santina
11:10
Break
☕ Coffee Break
11:30
Invited Talk
Improving the Performance of Electrohydraulic Actuators
Philipp Rothemund · University of Stuttgart
11:40
Invited Talk
Beyond Touch: Multimodal Perception in Soft Robotics
Antonia Georgopoulou · MPI for Intelligent Systems
11:50
Invited Talk
TBA
Aniket Pal · University of Stuttgart
12:00
Invited Talk
TBA
Buse Aktas · MPI for Intelligent Systems
12:10
Panel 2
Future Topics
Philipp Rothemund · Antonia Georgopoulou · Aniket Pal · Buse Aktas
12:35
Outro
Conclusion
Edoardo Milana · Florian Hartmann