SIMBI — Soft Intelligent Module for Benthic Interactions

2025 · Soft Robotics
L. Romanello, H. Stengel, D. Amir, P. H. Nguyen, M. Kovač, S. F. Armanini

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SIMBI is a soft intelligent module designed to interface gently with seafloor organisms and substrates. Its compliant body and embedded sensing allow biologists to study benthic communities in situ without the disturbance caused by rigid grippers or sampling probes.

SIMBI extends the toolbox of marine biology and ecology by enabling controlled, repeatable interactions with delicate underwater habitats.

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Funded by

  • ProteusDrone

    European Research Council (ERC) · Consolidator Grant · 2022 – 2027