Join us on November 16th to hear Prof. Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio talk about“ Roboticizing Non-robotic Things”
Time: Demonstrations by Synapse of Yale Scientific Magazine from 10am - 11am; Talk from 11am - noon.
Location: Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, 225 Prospect Street
About Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio
Interests
- Soft robotics
- Stretchable electronics
- Responsive material actuators
- Soft material manufacturing
- Soft-bodied control
Selected Awards & Honors
- ONR Young Investigator (YIP) Award Recipient, 2017
- AFOSR Young Investigator (YIP) Award Recipient, 2016
- Forbes 30 under 30 list, 2015
- NSF Early Career (CAREER) Award Recipient, 2015
- NASA Early Career (ECF) Award Recipient, 2014
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient, 2007
Representative Projects
- “Active Elastic Skins for Soft Robotics”, supported by NASA
- “Understanding the Printability of Liquid Metal Dispersions for Additive Manufacturing”, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- “Soft Robotics to Broaden the STEM Pipeline”, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- “Robotic Fabrics: Multifunctional Fabrics for Reconfigurable and Wearable Soft Systems”, supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- “Morphing Limbs with Distributed Actuation, Sensing and Variable Stiffness for Turtle- and Tortoise-Inspired Amphibious Locomotion”, supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- “Soft Robotic Manipulators with Enhanced Perception using Multimodal Sensory Skins”, supported by NASA
- “Intelligent Activewear: Computer-Aided Proprioception for Posture and Performance Enhancement”, supported by Intel Corp
- “SENSE: Soft Elastomer Networks for State Estimation”, supported by DARPA