Meet Frankie

Frankie is an artificial starfish, made by the SRMG. His five-legged body consists of 100% silicone rubber. He is a so-called soft robot and he will be starring in the …

Kunsthart in de maak – NPO1

Vandaag bezocht Marc-Robin Visscher van Radio 1 mijn lab in Amsterdam. In de reportage vertel ik over zachte robots en hoe de door NWO toegekende Veni-subsidie de ontwikkeling ervan mogelijk maakt. Wat we …

De Volkskrant

This weekend, my work on metamaterials (recently published in Nature) was highlighted in De Volkskrant. Read the spread with the hilarious title “This man is King of Higher Arts and Crafts”. See also …

NRC Handelsblad

NRC Handelsblad published a two page item in this weekend’s science section about recent developments in the scientific field of Soft Robotics. Read my comments about all the exciting work that is …

NRC Handelsblad

NRC Handelsblad published a full page item in its science section about my most recent publication in Nature Communications collaboration. Awesome!