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Brief Description: A soft actuator, comprising: a deformable member having a base stiffness; one or more electroadhesive (EA) clutches, the one or more EA clutches being in mechanical communication with the deformable member, and the one or more EA clutches being configured to, when actuated, give rise to a region of relative stiffness within the...

Published: 8/21/2025 | Inventor(s): Gregory Campbell, James Pikul, Mark Yim, Jessica Yin

Keywords(s): Soft Materials

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Robotics

Multimodal Proximity and Visuotactile Sensing Through Transmissive Membrane

Brief Description: A visuotactile sensor, comprising: a deformable membrane; and an imaging train, the deformable membrane allowing at least partial transmission of light therethrough and onto the imaging train such that the imaging train collects light reflected through the membrane by an object on the opposite side of the membrane or contacting...

Published: 8/21/2025 | Inventor(s): Gregory Campbell, James Pikul, Mark Yim, Jessica Yin

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Robotics

Electrochemical Healing of Fractured Metals

Brief Description: A method of repairing a workpiece that comprises a structural material, the method comprising: applying a current to an electrolyte comprising a repair material so as to electroplate the repair material onto a fracture of the workpiece and onto a plating region proximate to the fracture of the workpiece so as to give rise to a repaired...

Published: 8/19/2025 | Inventor(s): James Pikul, Mostafa Akbari, Masoud Akbarzadeh, Zakaria Hsain, Zhimin Jiang, Adhokshid Prasanna

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials

Self-healing cellular metals

A unique structural material composed of cellular metals that can heal; a property useful for recovery of material and strength along the path(s) of stress in the structural member. Technology Overview: This healing cellular metal is a new structural material that can continuously self-repair cracks and redistribute cellular materials within...

Published: 8/21/2025 | Inventor(s): James Pikul, Zakaria Hsain

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis