SMART Lab
School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh
Key Research/Translational Projects
Funder: European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept (PoC)
Project: "FLEX-AI: Scalable Electronic-skins for Autonomous Intelligence in Soft Robotics"​, PI
06/2026-12/2027​​
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Funder: European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (StG)
Project title: "SELECT: Smart E-skins for Life-like Soft Robot Perception"​, PI
09/2024-08/2029​​
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https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/starting-grants-2024-examples-projects
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UK scientists finally granted EU funding post Brexit – Channel 4 News
Funder: Scottish Enterprise (SE)
Project title: "SEEING: Smart E-skins for Embodied Intelligence"​, PI
08/2023-10/2024​​
Funder: Bayes Centre
Project title: Bayes Innovation Fellowship, PI
09/2023-08/2024​​
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Funder: MRC IAA
Project title: Perceptive Soft Surgical Robots, PI
03/2023-05/2024​​
Funder: EU H2020 Co-Fund Scheme
Project title: Intelligent multiphase flow sensing and big data analysis, PI
03/2020-03/2023​​
Press coverage
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UoE: https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/gloves-to-help-robots-get-to-grips-with-human-tasks
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Channel 4: https://www.channel4.com/news/uk-scientists-finally-granted-eu-funding-post-brexit
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ERC StG: Dr Yunjie Yang awarded €1.5 million European Research Council Starting Grant | School of Engineering
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BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001m1mr/click-medical-marvels (from 8:12)
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DDI case study: https://ddi.ac.uk/case-studies/smart-e-skin-for-soft-robotic-perception/
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STV: https://news.stv.tv/east-central/edinburgh-university-researchers-develo...
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EFE: Crean la primera "piel electrónica" para que los robots sientan (efe.com)
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The Independent: Best inventions and discoveries of 2023: From robot skin to mind-reading caps | The Independent
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Evening Standard Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/tech-science-daily/e-skin-boosts-robot-self-awareness
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The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robots-self-aware-ai-skin-b2288369.html
