From sensitized artificial skin to stretchable electronics to prosthetic devices and exoskeletons for robotic-assisted locomotion, our faculty are developing technologies that are safe and minimally-restrictive for human interaction.

Innovations include liquid-embedded elastomer electronics (LE3) for stretchable sensors and circuits.

Faculty involved: Sarah Bergbreiter, Carmel Majidi, Burak Ozdoganlar, Victoria Webster-Wood, Hartmut Geyer (courtesy)

Researchers explore legged robotics to design better controllers for robustly stable, energy efficiency, and fast locomotion, including the ability to travel reliably over unstructured terrain.

They create technologies for aerial load transportation, agricultural monitoring, autonomous point-to-point flight as well as investigating micro-scale robotics. 

Faculty involved: Sarah Bergbreiter, Aaron Johnson, Kenji Shimada, Hartmut Geyer (courtesy), Sanjiv Singh (courtesy)

Our experts seek to improve human health in diverse areas such as minimally-invasive miniature mobile robots, devices to improve mobility through mechanical assistance, and computational, 3D imaging and simulation.

Faculty involved: Kenji Shimada, Victoria Webster-Wood, Howie Choset (courtesy), Cameron Riviere (courtesy), David Wettergreen (courtesy)

Faculty and students create miniature mobile robots and magnetic micro-robotics teams that can walk on water and climb with bio-inspired micro/nano-fiber adhesives.

Experts also develop robotic devices for microsurgery and microsurgical tools.

Faculty involved: Sarah Bergbreiter, Burak Ozdoganlar, Victoria Webster-Wood, Metin Sitti (adjunct), Cameron Riviere (courtesy)

Whether its manuevering through debris after a hurricane or repairing tankers under water, robots can performs tasks that are difficult and dangerous for humans.

Self-driving cars, the Internet of Things, and factory automation are areas where systems need to coordinate and communicate with other systems, devices, and humans. Precision, efficiency, and safety are critical. 

Faculty involved: Aaron Johnson, Kenji Shimada, Ding Zhao, Howie Choset (courtesy)

Read Internet of robotic things, an article about  Professor Shimada's new course.