15:50-17:00, Wednesday, April 17 E1+2   Soft robotics is an actively evolving and rapidly growing area with a potential of both industrial and consumer applications, and it is important to find the right direction of research, development, and : : applications. We would like to use this opportunity to have an open discussion about the challenges and the vision of soft robotics.     Koh Hosoda Osaka University Cecilia Laschi Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Barry Trimmer Tufts University       Fumiya Lida University of Cambridge Kyu Jin Cho Seoul National University Barry Trimmer Seoul National University