SoftLab – Department Jun.- Prof. Dr. Edoardo Milana
Welcome to the home page of the Laboratory for Soft Machines, where we pioneer the creation of squishy robots and machines!
Our research focuses on designing and manufacturing robot, machines and devices that autonomously interact with their environment safely, efficiently, and agilely at various scales thanks to their physical embodiement.
This physical intelligence is implemented through multifunctional materials and structures with distributed actuation, sensing, control, and energy.
We are part of the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and the the FIT – Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies.
News
Research
Discover our key research areas and ongoing projects!
Team
Meet the researchers, students, and collaborators who make up SoftLab!
Publications
Explore our peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers!
Teaching
Our teaching activities include:
- Graduate courses
- Seminar and lab instruction
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD supervision
- Research-based student projects
We aim to connect fundamental theory with real research applications and to mentor students toward independent scientific thinking.
