# Episode 67: Wearable soft robots - Kris Dorsey

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2024-01-05
- Length: 18m
- Episode: 67
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-01-05-episode-67-wearable-soft-robots-kris-dorsey
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-sixty-seven-kris-dorsey

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-01-05-episode-67-wearable-soft-robots-kris-dorsey#t=8) Introduction and Overview of Soft Robotics in Medicine
- [2:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-01-05-episode-67-wearable-soft-robots-kris-dorsey#t=129) Adaptive Compression and Smart Bandages
- [4:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-01-05-episode-67-wearable-soft-robots-kris-dorsey#t=240) Programmable Stiffness and Origami Actuators
- [9:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-01-05-episode-67-wearable-soft-robots-kris-dorsey#t=546) Regulatory Challenges for Wearable Medical Devices
- [11:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-01-05-episode-67-wearable-soft-robots-kris-dorsey#t=703) Power and Miniaturization Challenges
- [15:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-01-05-episode-67-wearable-soft-robots-kris-dorsey#t=903) Future Vision and Accessibility in Healthcare

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Northeastern University (company)
- PASS research group (other)
- Robot Talk (other)

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