The Power of Paper (and String)

Robots are pretty great -- they can make some hard tasks easy, some dangerous
tasks safe, or some unthinkable tasks possible. And they're just plain fun to
boot. But how many robots have you interacted with recently? And where do you
think that puts you compared to the rest of the world's people?

In contrast to computation, automating physical interactions continues to be
limited in scope and breadth. I'd like to change that. But in particular, I'd
like to do so in a way that's accessible to everyone, everywhere. In our lab,
we work to lower barriers to robotics design, creation, and operation---
starting with material and mechanism design alongside computational design
automation and exploring interesting behaviors and robots on the way. We hope
that with our efforts, everyone will be soon able to enjoy the benefits of
robotics to work, to learn, and to play.