- A variable-stiffness tendril-like soft robot based on reversible osmotic actuation (2019) I Must, E Sinibaldi, B Mazzolai, Nature communications 10 (1), 1-8
- Energy conversion at the cuticle of living plants (2018) F Meder, I Must, A Sadeghi, A Mondini, C Filippeschi, L Beccai, V Mattoli, Pasqualantonio Pingue, Barbara Mazzolai, Advanced Functional Materials 28 (51), 1806689
- Passive morphological adaptation for obstacle avoidance in a self-growing robot produced by additive manufacturing (2020) A Sadeghi, E Del Dottore, A Mondini, B Mazzolai, Soft robotics 7 (1), 85-94
- Soft robotics: Technologies and systems pushing the boundaries of robot abilities (2016) C Laschi, B Mazzolai, M Cianchetti, Science Robotics 1 (1)
- A novel growing device inspired by plant root soil penetration behaviors (2014) A Sadeghi, A Tonazzini, L Popova, B Mazzolai, PloS one 9 (2), e90139
FROM PLANT ROOTS TO PLANTOIDS
PLANTOID - The first worldwide robot inspired by plants
PLANTOID - The key components
Selected Publications
Application Challenges
Sustainable Nutrition
- Crop monitoring
- Soil exploration
Rescue
- Monitoring and exploration
- Supply of provisions
Green Planet
- Green energy harvesting
- Environmental monitoring
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