EuroEAP Society challenge 2023 and Toyota Innovation Award
The EuroEAP Society Challenge 2023 and the Toyota Innovation Award are
generously sponsored by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North
America (TEMA)
Toyota Innovation Award
Wave field synthesis for spatially individual sound using dielectric elastomer loudspeakers
Michael Gareis (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
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1st prize
The box – 3D soft touch pad enabled by vision-based mechanochromic sensing
Giacomo Sasso (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
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2nd prize
A versatile jellyfish-like robot powered by electrohydraulic actuators
Hyeong-Joon Joo (Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany)
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3rd prize
Hybrid soft-rigid joint with inherent sensing and actuation capabilities based on rolled dielectric elastomers
Andreas Meyer (Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technologies (ZeMA) gGmbH, Germany)
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EuroEAP Society challenge 2022
The EuroEAP Society Challenge 2021 was generously supported by PowerON (https://www.poweron.one/)
1st prize
Modes 3000 - Multimodal Omnidirectional Dielectric Elastomer Speaker
Team Leader: Petko Bakardjiev, TU Dresden, Germany
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2nd prize
Super-sensitive interdigitated sensor for human-machine interaction
Team Leader: Hesam Mahmoudinezhad Masoumeh, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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3rd prize
Dielectric Elastomer Rollercoaster
Team Leader: Nalbach Sophie, Saarland University, Germany
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Other Participants
Inkjet-printed stretchable zipping actuators for on-skin hapticsTeam Leader: Giulio Grasso, EPFL, Soft Transducers Laboratory - LMTS, Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
Haptic Werable For Social TouchTeam Leader: Melissa van Schaik, University of Twente, The Netherlands |
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EuroEAP Society challenge 2021
The EuroEAP Society Challenge 2021 was generously supported by Bürkert Fluid Control Systems. https://www.burkert.com/en
1st prize
DE-Unimorph-Membrane-Headphone-Driver
Team Leader: Petko Bakardjiev, TU Dresden, Germany
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2nd prize
App controlled, credit card sized DE-Actuator
Team Leader: Matthias Baltes, Intelligent material systems lab, Saarland, Germany
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3rd prize
Augmenting a Dielectric Elastomer Sensor Glove with Vibrotactile Feedback
Team Leader: Antony Tang, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Other partecipating teams
DE Shaker – Unconfined Fluid Mixing DeviceTeam Leader: Giacomo Sasso, Queen Mary University, United Kingdom |
TOFI – Digital Tongue fitness trainerTeam Leader: Tino Toepper, Bottmedical, Switzerland |
An off-the shelf High Voltage Signal GeneratorTeam Leader: Markus Henke, PowerOn, Germany |
ToucDetectTeam Leader: Markus Henke, PowerOn, Germany |
EuroEAP Society challenge 2019
1st prize
Christopher Walker, The University of Auckland
2nd prize
Philipp Linnebach, Saarland University
3rd prize
Simon Stier Fraunhofer-Institut Für Silicatforschung ISC
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EuroEAP Society challenge 2018
1st prize
Daniel Bruch, Saarland University
2nd prize
Philipp Linnebach, Saarland University
3rd prize
Philipp Loew, Saarland University
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EuroEAP Society challenge 2017
1st prize
Steffen Hau, Saarland University
2nd prize
Michele Ghilardi & Hugh Boys, Queen Mary University of London
3rd prize
Gabriele Frediani, Queen Mary University of London
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