Thrust area 4 : Robotics and Interactive Systems
We focus on the development of flexible and deformable electronics that mimic the functionalities of human skin while striving for the creation of the next generation of electronic skin (e-skin). The next-gen e-skin can have interesting capabilities such as intelligent tactile sensing and actuation, local computation, and energy generation, targeting applications in robotics, human-machine interaction, prosthetics, health monitoring and social robotics. Our efforts are dedicated to integrate various printed devices such as sensors, actuators, ICs etc. on a single flexible platform. We also explore different modalities for interaction between humans and robots to demonstrate our technologies.
Topics
- Multimodal sensing electronic skin
- Self-powered e-skin with inbuilt energy generation and storage
- Neuro-inspired e-skin with pain sensing capabilities for prosthetics
- Interactive holographic displays using air-based haptic devices.
Highlights
- Skin-Inspired Thermoreceptors based Electronic Skin for Biomimicking Thermal Pain Reflexes
- Neuro-inspired Electronic Skin for Robots
- Energy Generating Electronic Skin with Intrinsic Tactile Sensing without Touch Sensors
- SensAct: The Soft and Squishy Tactile Sensor with Integrated Flexible Actuator
- Pseudo-Hologram with Aerohaptic feedback for Interactive Volumetric Displays