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2026-02-27 event

Programme

Promising and brand new, the ACTUATOR 2026 preliminary conference programme is now available.

ACTUATOR 2026 - ConfTool Programme

ACTUATOR 2026 - Keynote Speaker

Dr. Rainer Gloess - Physik Instrumente (PI) SE & Co. KG, Karlsruhe, Germany

“Nanometer-precise actuators and sensors for the key technologies of our world”

“Nanometer-precise actuators and sensors for the key technologies of our world”

Prof. Martin Hoffmann - Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

"The Multiplicity of Electrostatic Microactuation"

"The Multiplicity of Electrostatic Microactuation"

Prof. Liwei Lin - University of California/USA

"Piezoelectric and Piezoelectret Actuators and Microsystems"

"Piezoelectric and Piezoelectret Actuators and Microsystems"

Prof. Arianna Menciassi - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

"Actuation Challenges and Options in Medical Robotics" 

"Actuation Challenges and Options in Medical Robotics" 

Prof. Oliver Schmidt - Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

"Life from Technology – From Micro-Actuator Modules to Non-Biological Organisms"

"Life from Technology – From Micro-Actuator Modules to Non-Biological Organisms"

Prof. Shoji Takeuchi - University of Tokyo, Japan

“Living Muscle Actuators: A New Frontier in Biohybrid Robotics”

“Living Muscle Actuators: A New Frontier in Biohybrid Robotics”