Following the first IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics, Defrost was part of the RoboSoft Grand Challenge, final event of the soft robotics week 2018.
The RoboSoft Grand Challenge includes two different competitions:
– Terrestrial race: a competition on different terrains with obstacles avoidance
– Manipulation: a competition in the manipulation task of different objects
It aims at inspiring and pushing innovations in robotics technology.
Defrost manipulator received the second place award for the manipulation challenge.