Dr Majid Taghavi

Majid Taghavi
PhD

Senior Lecturer in Robotics And Mechatronics
Deputy Programme Director - Robotics

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/m.taghavi/
Centre for Bioengineering
Centre for Advanced Robotics
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Research

artificial muscles, soft robotics, smart materials, variable stiffness, assistive robotics

Interests

Majid leads the Intelligent Muscles Group, which focuses on developing robotic muscles with enhanced functionalities, aiming to create the next generation of monolithic soft robots for health applications. His approach involves advancing the materials, structures, and functionalities of soft actuators, incorporating features such as temporal and spatial stiffness changes, self-sensing, self-powering, adaptability, and shape-shifting, to establish novel core technologies for future wearable, implantable, and surgical robotics.