Dr Majid Taghavi
BSc, MSc, PhD, AFHE
Research Overview
artificial muscles, soft robotics, smart materials, multifunctional transducers, assistive robotics
Interests
Majid's goal is to pioneer the next generation of artificial muscles with extended functionalities, ultimately creating monolithic soft robots for health applications. His approach involves advancing the material, structure and functionality of soft actuators, incorporating features such as variable stiffness, graded stiffness, self-sensing, self-powered, adaptability and shape-shifting to establish novel core technologies for future wearable, implantable and surgical robotics.