Tag: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)

Personalizing wearable devices

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 16, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

Human-in-the-loop optimization improves the function of soft, wearable robots.

Novel 3D printing method embeds sensing capabilities within robotic actuators

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 16, 2018 | Robotics |

Soft robots that can sense touch, pressure, movement and temperature.

Snake-inspired robot uses kirigami to move

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 11, 2018 | Robotics |

Researchers developed a soft robot inspired by snakeskin that crawls without any rigid components. The soft robotic scales are made using kirigami — an ancient Japanese paper craft that relies on cuts, rather than origami folds, to change the properties of a material. As the robot stretches, the flat kirigami surface is transformed into a 3-D-textured surface, which grips the ground just like snakeskin.