Active projects
This page lists all projects that are sponsored by IRT seed grants and their PIs.
Ongoing
Proximity, Contact, and Force Sensing Prosthetic Finger Tip Material for DARPA HAPTIX Program
PI:and (Anschutz)
Smart-Particle Adhesives
PIs: Yifu Ding, , and
Power for multi-functional materials systems and soft robotics: a survey
PIs: John Pellegrino, and Hanh-Phuc Le
A Self-Normalizing, Adaptive, Pneumatic (SNAP) Approach to Lower Limb Amputee Care
PI: Mark Rentschler and Dr. Noel So (Veterans Affairs Hospital)
Prototyping Support for Multi-Functional Textiles Research
PIs: and Allison Anderson
Clothing with Wireless Powering
PIs: and
Integrated stretchable heating circuits and liquid crystal elastomers for soft robotics and artificial muscles
PIs: and (CU Denver)
Evaluation of Mechanochemical Bond Breakages at the Edges of Soft Hydrogels​
PIs: Andrew Goodwin, Christopher Bowman and
Self-organized Mechanical Load Bearing in Bee Swarms: 3D Structure Reconstruction via X–ray
PIs: and
Support to join the NextFlex Manufacturing Institute
PIs: , , and
Mesoscale model development for multi-interface materials
PIs: and
Multifunctional electronic skins for applications in prosthetics and spacesuits
PIs:, , , and
Living Building Materials for Regenerative Architecture
PIs: , , and
Smart, Strain-Sensing Structures Inspired by Bone
PIs: , and
Functional Microbubble Swarms: Theory and Experiment
PIs: , ,
Leveraging Novel Tactile Robotic Materials to Solve Molyneux's Problem
PIs: and
Development of Artificial Muscles for Prosthetic Devices using Hydraulically Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Actuators
PIs: and
Wireless Active Bandages
PIs: , , , ,
Electrowetting Liquid Metal for Reflective Adaptive Optical Devices
PIs: Victor Bright and Juliet Gopinath
​Precision AGricultural and Ecological Sensing (PAGES)
PIs: Robert McCleod (ECEE), (ME), (CS)
Power Hungry: Fuel cells harvesting biofluids for renewable power of wearable medical devices
PIs: John Pellegrino (ME), (E+), (UCD Bioeng)
Multifunctional Living Membranes for Indoor Environments
PIs: (CEAE), (CEAE)
MultiÂProcess Autonomous Digital Manufacturing of Tactile Physical Input Devices
PIs: (ME), Ellen Do (ATLAS/CS)