January 22, 2021, Villum Young Investigator

I am thrilled to be among this year's Villum Young Investigators. I received DKK 6M from the Villum Foundation to create a snake-inspired soft robot that can learn to crawl and navigate through narrow passages.


November 4, 2020, Support from the Thomas B. Thriges Foundation

I received support from the Thomas B. Thriges Foundation to purchase equipment for the Center for Soft Robotics.


July 10, 2020, Joining SDU Biorobotics

I will join the University of Southern Denmark as an Associate Professor in August 2020.