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A new material developed by CU Boulder engineers can transform into complex, pre-programmed shapes via light and temperature stimuli, allowing a literal square peg to morph and fit into a round hole before fully reverting to its original form.
Associate Professor Sean Shaheen Associate Professor Sean Shaheen will serve as the interim director of the Multi-Functional Materials Interdisciplinary Research Theme, CU Engineering Dean Bobby Braun announced this week. Shaheen is finishing his
Computational technology has been integral to the information, communication and entertainment industries for decades, and, increasingly, computers operate our homes and cars. While technology touches almost every aspect of our lives, the clothes we
May 7th, 2018 / in CCC, Research News, robotics, workshop reports / by Helen WrightThe following blog post is by Robotic Materials organizer Nikolaus Correll from the University of Colorado at Boulder.The
Cross-disciplinary effort will make robots small, smart and efficientPublished: May 1, 2018 • By Emily Adams, original postEvery day, it seems that robots are becoming more realistic-looking and capable, from Sophia, the humanoid
CU Boulder researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable “electronic skin” that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic development to better biomedical devices.Electronic skin, known as e-skin,
The day is coming when doctors-in-training can perfect certain medical practices on a robotic small intestine and test medical treatments on a human-made device vs. animals.Mechanical engineering Associate Professor Mark Rentschler is leading the
Robots as inconspicuous as they are ubiquitous represent the vision of researchers in the new and burgeoning field of material robotics.In an invited perspective paper published today in Science Robotics, Oregon State University researcher Yiğit
Now in its 14th edition, the International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS) provides a forum for scientific advances in the theory and practice of distributed autonomous robotic systems. It is a highly selective, single-
The College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for two tenure-line faculty positions beginning fall 2018. We are particularly interested in candidates with demonstrated strong research