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Summer school on deformation in robotics
29 Jun-3 Jul 2026 Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (France)
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Program > Day 1 - Introduction to Deformations in RoboticsDay 1 - Introduction to Deformation in Robotics10:00-11:00: Lecture: "Introduction to deformable robotics" - Kanty Rabenorosoa
Abstract: This lecture will introduce deformable robotics. The soft robots are made of deformable materials that have high numbers of degrees of freedom and potentially offer inherently safe and adaptable ways of achieving tasks as grasping, locomotion, and manipulation. A soft robot can homogeneously combine actuation, sensing, and structural complexity within the same component of the robot. From historical point of view, the different types of actuators will be presented and the principles of operation explained. Their integration on soft robots will be discussed and some examples of soft robots with exceptional capabilities will be detailed. A guide for the choice of actuators according to the size and performances of the soft robot will be presented.  Bio: Kanty Rabenorosoa received an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in automatic control from the University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, in 2010. From 2011 to 2012, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with Laboratoire d’Informatique, de Robotique et de Micro-électronique de Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France. He was an Associate Professor at ENSMM-SUPMICROTECH from 2012 to 2023. He is currently a full Professor (section 61) at University of Franche-Comté with the Automatic Control and Micro-Mechatronic Systems (AS2M) department of FEMTO-ST Institute. His research interests include mechatronics, smart actuator, origami-based robots, soft and continuum microrobotics for medical applications.
11:30-12:30: Keynote to be defined13:30-14:30: Keynotes "Epistemological and socio-anthropological vision""Some theoretical challenges of deformable robotics." - Olivia ChevalierAbstract: If the theoretical framework (principles, models) of rigid robotics seems well defined, that of deformable robotics is not yet. However, it can only be done when the theoretical challenges specific to it are identified. By questioning the scientific literature and roboticists, we wish to determine some of these challenges from an epistemological angle. In this presentation, I will focus on two of them. The 1st is a methodological obstacle relating to design, fabrication and control, given that deformable robots integrate complex structures combining soft and hard, mechanical and organic. What are the avenues for a new methodological approach? What are the specific mathematical tools for its simulation and do we need them? For example, what about the extension of the notion of calculation within the framework of Physical ArtiJicial Intelligence (PAI) analyzed by Hauser, or Miriyev and Kovac? The 2nd challenge concerns applications. If we formulate the question in the economic terms of supply and demand, this challenge has two sides. On the supply side: for what types of applications is this deformable robotics suitable? On the demand side: conversely, what types of deformable robots should we design for a given application?  Bio: Olivia Chevalier est chargée de recherche en philosophie des sciences (Institut Mines-Telecom/Chaire Innovation Bloc Opératoire Augmenté et PEPR O2R). Ses recherches ont d’abord été consacrées à la rationalité́ scientifique à l’âge classique (chez Descartes, Leibniz) et sa pertinence contemporaine. Elles se prolongent aujourd’hui dans une réflexion sur les implications épistémologiques des nouvelles technologies en chirurgie (Chaire Innovation Bloc Opératoire Augmenté) et en robotique organique. Dernier ouvrage : Descartes et ses mathématiques, Garnier Classique, 2022.
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