𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀: 𝗘𝗧𝗙 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀’ 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗔 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

We couldn’t be prouder!

Our colleague Maja Trumic, a long-time member of ETF Robotics, has been awarded the prestigious 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗸ł𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗮-𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗔) grant for her project 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁-𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁, which she will develop at TU Delft | Mechanical Engineering under the mentorship of Prof. Cosimo Della Santina.

The 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁-𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 project envisions a new generation of soft robots capable of navigating confined spaces safely and performing delicate operations, from aircraft engines to disaster-struck infrastructure. By combining elasticity, precision control, and intelligent learning, these robots could make future interventions both safer and smarter.

At ETF Robotics, Maja has been one of the driving forces behind our soft robotics research, developing control algorithms for soft articulated and soft continuum robots. As she embarks on this exciting journey, she leaves behind her colleague Miloš Rašić, who will continue developing soft robots – one of which proudly resides in our 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 at the Palata nauke – Zadužbina Miodraga Kostića.

We’ll miss her energy and creativity here at home, but we know that 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆, and we look forward to seeing her return with new insights, experiences, and an even clearer vision for the 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering. So, dear Prof. Cosimo Della Santina, please take good care of Maja – she’s one of our finest!

𝗕𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗮 – 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁-𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲!