Added seahorse tail project

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+- image: /_pages/projects/seahorseActuator/seahorseActuatorHeader.jpg
+  title: Seahorse Inspired Pre-Curled Actuator
+  period: May 2024 - Current
+  tags:
+    - Research Project
+  excerpt: <ul> <li>Gaining research experience</li><li>Literature review, experiment design, result demonstration & promotion</li> </ul>
+  url: /seahorseActuator/
+
 - image: /_pages/projects/cybathlon/cybathlonHeader.jpg
   title: Cybathlon 2024, ETH Zurich
   period: May 2024 - Oct 2024

_pages/projects/seahorseActuator/seahorseActuator.md

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+layout: splash
+classes: wide
+title: Seahorse Inspired Pre-Curled Actuator
+permalink: /seahorseActuator/
+header:
+  overlay_color: "#000"
+  overlay_filter: "0.5"
+  overlay_image: /_pages/projects/seahorseActuator/seahorseActuatorHeader.jpg
+---
+
+### Research Experience
+
+- **Current Project**: Developing a seahorse tail-inspired hydraulic soft actuator.
+   - Combines pre-curled mechanics and material stiffness for enhanced hooking force.
+   - Differentiates from traditional soft actuators that rely solely on hydraulic/pneumatic force.
+
+- **Key Responsibilities**:
+   - Design and implement characterization experiments.
+   - Develop control systems for the actuator.
+   - Facilitate application demonstrations.
+
+![alt text](/_pages/projects/seahorseActuator/seahorseActuatorPic01.jpg)
+- Experiment setup
+
+- **Skills Developed**:
+   - Conducted thorough literature reviews to inform experimental design.
+   - Streamlined design processes by standardizing protocols based on comparable studies.
+   - Minimized variabilities (e.g., vibrations, structural flex) to enhance accuracy and reliability of results.
+
+- **Research Demo**: Designed and built a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) extension unit.
+   - Functionality: Deploys the actuator as an underwater gripper/anchor.
+   - Integrated electronic components and a pressure control system that draws water directly from the ocean.
+   - Facilitated underwater tasks such as anchoring and gripping.
+   - Served as a demonstration project for visiting professionals in the marine industry.
+
+![alt text](/_pages/projects/seahorseActuator/seahorseActuatorPic02.jpg)
+![alt text](/_pages/projects/seahorseActuator/seahorseActuatorPic03.jpg)
+- Underwater demo
+
+- **Collaborative Engagement**:
+   - Actively participate in weekly research team meetings.
+   - Engaged in discussions on diverse issues in soft robotics.
+   - Expanded understanding of the field and identified current research gaps.
+   - Gained insights into the PhD student experience and strategies for success.
+
+### Research output
+- We have published a workshop paper at the Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference, 2nd Workshop on Dexterous Manipulation.
+    -  Accessible here: [https://openreview.net/forum?id=2uDOjKQG85](https://openreview.net/forum?id=2uDOjKQG85)
+- We are currently working on simulations for the actuator and aims to release the final paper at the coming January