Dr Lorenzo Conti

Granular locomotion pioneer - enabling humanity to reach below the surfaceDiscovered the 'Crover effect' (coupling between rotational and translation motion of an intruder in granular media)Key references: * Conti, L. (2017). Propulsion in granular media. UKIPO. (https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Document/ApplicationNumber/GB1717993.8/a3928ba3-05db-40de-bed0-f816a65d633c/GB2567898-20191113-Publication%20document.pdf) * Conti, L. (2020). Novel rotational effects of granular intruders in dense granular systems. The University of Edinburgh. (https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/37064)Leading the Crover team - developers of the world's first and only device able to move omni-directionally when fully-buried in bulk solids and powders - i.e. the world's first and only grain-swimming robot: the CROVE...