Jonathan Rossiter is Professor of Robotics at the University of Bristol and Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Founder and Head of the Soft Robotics research group, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies and pioneer and world leader in the field of Soft Robotics - the development of soft materials, mechanisms and machines that will have a huge impact on almost all aspect of our lives, from healthcare and virtual reality to environmental protection and space systems.  He was previously awarded a EPSRC Research Fellowship and a Royal Society Research Fellowship.  Jonathan has been awarded over £40m research funding and has published over 200 research articles in top venues including Science Robotics, Soft Robotics, Nature Materials and Advanced Functional Materials.