Soft machines in general exhibit small manipulation strength and slow locomotion speed. This is caused due to the intrinsic limitations of the soft material. In general, high-speed locomotion requires fast response, high force output, large strain energy storage and precise motion of the actuators. Soft-bodied robots, due to material softness and compliance, typically show low force output, large deformation, and slow response time. Soft materials have difficulties in storing and releasing large amounts of energy rapidly, restricting the robots to gain high speed locomotion and high-strength object manipulation. ...

When Kiman (42) first came into contact with Nedap six years ago through a squash buddy, he thought it was something extraordinary: unlimited vacations, no fixed training budgets, a lot of freedom to fill in your job the way you want to and above all, short lines of communication with other teams. This was a huge difference from the engineering firm where he had previously worked as an electrical engineer. There everything went by the hour and he never felt like the owner of the products he was working on. ...

The module Systems and Control in the Electrical Engineering Bachelor has always been a painful point and a difficult hurdle for many students. Even before TEM, the course ‘Dynamische Systemen’ was difficult and saw many resitters. With the introduction of this new educational model, more emphasis was placed on an all-encompassing project to tie together all other courses. For the last five years, the goal of this project was to model and control a miniature segway. ...

It was Wednesday the 17th of June 2020 when it all started. We just had a STORES meeting and decided it was time to check in with the staff of EE and CreaTe about the famous “Create kits” we sell at the Store. At the time I was the Administrator of Scintilla so that action point of course came down on me. So, at that Wednesday I thought, let’s get this show on the road, and I sent my first E-mail to the educational directors of both studies. ...

Do you remember the feeling, during a break of a lecture walking to the Scintilla Room. Chatting with fellow students and on your way to annoy the board. Entering the Educafé, maybe it’s near 4 o’clock and the Borrel is already setting up the drink for this afternoon. You walk in the Scintilla Room and buy a snack, grab a Scintilla pen, and someone puts on the latest favorite song on q. ...

Everyone truly deserves appreciation, whether it is a student or a teacher. Don’t you agree?! That is why Scintilla organizes a Teacher’s Award Ceremony every year. The winner of this award is selected by the students themselves. Some of us may ask the question how? Well, do you remember the sort of ‘Teacher evaluation’ form that you fill in at the end of each quartile? These votes then result in the final award winner. ...