Textiles provide the softness, compliance, and scalability that soft robotics has long sought, while soft robotic principles introduce actuation, control, and embodied intelligence to the textile domain. When these worlds converge, fabrics evolve into active, programmable systems capable of motion, perception, and interaction.
This workshop explores this convergence by uniting researchers in soft robotics, textile engineering, and materials science to discuss how advances in textile-based sensing, actuation, and fabrication can enable next-generation soft robotic systems. Invited talks from leaders across these fields will highlight emerging opportunities in materials, fabrication, and device design. At the same time hands-on activities, demo sessions, and poster presentations with lightning talks and awards, will give participants the opportunity to experience textile-based actuation and sensing firsthand.
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