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Episode 67: Wearable soft robots - Kris Dorsey

Robot Talk · 5 Jan 2024 · 18m · Episode 67

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Kris Dorsey, an associate professor at Northeastern University and leader of the PASS research group, discusses wearable soft robots and e-textiles for healthcare and rehabilitation. She explains how programmable stiffness, origami actuators, and soft sensors can create adaptive medical devices like smart compression braces and exoskeletons. The conversation covers the regulatory hurdles for medical wearables, the challenges of power and miniaturization, and the vision for integrating soft robotics into broader bioengineering.

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