May we awaken your curiosity?
We are currently preparing the program for the ACTUATOR Conference. But feel free to take a look at our keynote speakers and let yourself be inspired!
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Keynotes 2026
Prof. Martin Hoffmann
Prof. Martin Hoffmann/ Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Microsystem Technology
"The Multiplicity of Electrostatic Microactuation"
Prof. Liwei Lin
Prof. Liwei Lin
James Marshall Wells Distinguished Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Co-Director, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC)
University of California
"Piezoelectric and Piezoelectret Actuators and Microsystems"
Prof. Arianna Menciassi
Arianna Menciassi, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Robotics
Surgical Robotics and Allied Technologies Area, Leader
IEEE Fellow
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy
"Actuation Challenges and Options in Medical Robotics"
Prof. Oliver Schmidt
Prof. Oliver G. Schmidt
Scientific Director of the Research Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration
of Nanomembranes (MAIN) at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
"Life from Technology – From Micro-Actuator Modules to Non-Biological Organisms"
Prof. Shoji Takeuchi
Prof. Shoji Takeuchi,
The University of Tokyo, Japan
“Living Muscle Actuators: A New Frontier in Biohybrid Robotics”
