Digital fabrication in industrial contexts involves standardized procedures that prioritize
precision and repeatability. However, fabrication machines are now available for …

In many engineering disciplines such as circuit board, chip, and mechanical design, a
hardware description language (HDL) approach provides important benefits over direct …

While recent work explores novel tools to make electronics and device design easier and
more accessible, these tend to be either highly automated (great for novices, but limiting for …

While hierarchical design promises design process improvements through structures that
better enable computational design, the basic model of blocks, ports, and connections lacks …

We have all come to expect—if not depend upon—the steady march of technology. All
manner of pervasive computing devices, applications, and services increasingly support us …

While domain-specific languages (DSLs) can be powerful, textual code interfaces can be
unfamiliar to domain practitioners compared to mainstream graphical tools. For example, in …

In limbed robotics, end-effectors must serve dual functions, such as both feet for locomotion
and grippers for grasping, which presents design challenges. This paper introduces a multi …

Designing a custom robot can be challenging and interdisciplinary work, potentially
requiring expertise across robot architecture and structures, electronics, and controls design …

Robot design is a challenging problem involving a balance between the robot's mechanical
design, kinematic structure, and actuation and sensing capabilities. Recent work in …

While there has been much work on hierarchical and computational design for mechanical
structures, much less has been done on the electronics side despite being an integral part of …