Research
CDR research laboratories are headed by Professors Mark Cutkosky (CDR Director), Allison Okamura, Sean Follmer, Monroe Kennedy, Natalie Larson and Vivian Feig (CDR Co-Directors).
The Assistive Robotics and Manipulation Lab (ARM Lab), (Professor Monroe Kennedy, PI), specializes in developing intelligent robotic systems that can perceive and model environments, humans, and tasks and leverage these models to predict system processes and understand their assistive role.
The Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Laboratory (BDML) (Professor Mark Cutkosky, PI) research activities include modeling and control of dextrous manipulation with robotic and teleoperated hands; force and tactile feedback in telemanipulation and virtual environments; and design and control of compliant "biomimetic" robots with embedded sensors and actuators.
The Collaborative Haptics and Robotics in Medicine Lab (CHARM Lab), (Professor Allison Okamura PI), develops principles and tools needed to realize advanced robotic and human-machine systems capable of haptic (touch) interaction. Systems for teleoperation, virtual environments and robotic manipulation are designed and studied using analytical and experimental approaches. Application areas include surgery, simulation and training, rehabilitation, prosthetics, neuromechanics, exploration of hazardous and remote environments, design and education.
The SHAPE Lab (Professor Sean Follmer, PI) explores how we can interact with digital information in a more physical and tangible way. Towards our goal of more human centered computing, we believe that interaction must be grounded in the physical world and leverage our innate abilities for spatial cognition and dexterous manipulation with our hands.
Feig Lab
The Feig lab aims to develop low-cost, noninvasive, and widely-accessible technologies that integrate seamlessly with the human body. We accomplish this by developing functional materials and devices with dynamic mechanical properties, leveraging chemistry and physics insights to engineer novel systems at multiple length scales. In pursuit of our goals, we maintain a strong emphasis on integrity and diversity, while nurturing the intellectual curiosity and holistic growth of our team members as researchers, communicators, and leaders.
Larson Lab
Our mission is to enable sustainable manufacturing of efficient and multifunctional materials systems. We develop hybrid manufacturing methods (e.g., multimaterial 3D printing with subvoxel control) and applies in-situ characterization techniques (e.g., 4D X-ray computed tomography) to investigate new classes of hierarchical architected materials.