Abstract: Polymer-based systems are low cost and rapidly scalable, enabling widespread applications in human-machine interfaces and emerging robotics. This talk will describe materials innovations, multimaterial direct write printing approaches, and resulting morphing devices. Highlighted projects will include bio-inspired sensor networks and electrically-driven actuator arrays for shape morphing systems.
Bio: Alex Chortos completed his PhD in Materials Engineering at Stanford working on electronic skin and his postdoc at Harvard using 3D printed microelectronics. As an Assistant Professor at Purdue, his lab innovates in materials and manufacturing methods for deformable electronics and soft robotics.