The widespread adoption of 3D printers exacerbates existing environmental challenges as
these machines increase energy consumption, waste output, and the use of plastics …

For robots to be useful for real-world applications, they must be safe around humans, be
adaptable to their environment, and operate in an untethered manner. Soft robots could …

Smart textiles development is combining computing and textile technologies to create tactile,
functional objects such as smart garments, soft medical devices, and space suits. However …

Users often 3D model enclosures that interact with significant heat sources, such as
electronics or appliances that generate heat (eg, CPU, motor, lamps, etc.). While parts made …

This study focuses on the development of a large-dimensional 3D printer and its challenges
in general. The major fused deposition modeling (FDM) printers focus on printing small …

Large-scale shape-changing interfaces have great potential, but creating such systems
requires substantial time, cost, space, and efforts, which hinders the research community to …

From creating input devices to rendering tangible information, the field of HCI is interested in
using kinematic mechanisms to create human-computer interfaces. Yet, due to fabrication …

We present a novel design for materials that are reconfigurable by end-users. Conceptually,
we propose decomposing such reconfigurable materials into (1) a generic, complex material …

Users can now easily communicate digital information with an Internet of Things; in contrast,
there remains a lack of support to automate physical tasks that involve legacy static objects …

From transoceanic bridges to large-scale installations, truss structures have been known for
their structural stability and shape complexity. In addition to the advantages of static trusses …