Computational manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing hold the potential for
creating objects with previously undreamed‐of combinations of functionality and physical …

Microstructures at the scale of tens of microns change the physical properties of objects,
making them lighter or more flexible. While traditionally difficult to produce, additive …

We present a computational method for interactive 3D design and rationalization of surfaces
via auxetic materials, ie, flat flexible material that can stretch uniformly up to a certain extent …

Soft robots have applications in safe human–robot interactions, manipulation of fragile
objects, and locomotion in challenging and unstructured environments. In this article, we …

Abstract Purpose of Review We discuss the use of differentiable simulation for
computational problems in soft robotics. This includes characterizing the mechanical …

We present X-shells, a new class of deployable structures formed by an ensemble of
elastically deforming beams coupled through rotational joints. An X-shell can be assembled …

Deployable structures are physical mechanisms that can easily transition between two or
more geometric configurations; such structures enable industrial, scientific, and consumer …

A key requirement in 3D fabrication is to generate objects with individual exterior shapes
and their interior being optimized to application-specific force constraints and low material …

Engineers routinely design for strength and stiffness. Steel and concrete prevent deflections
in buildings, and machines resort to rigid articulation in order to avoid deformations. But …

We introduce Flexibles: 3D-printed flexible tangibles that are deformation-aware and
operate on capacitive touchscreens. Flexibles add expressive deformation input to …