3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Augmenting knee biomechanics through programmable knitted ExoSkin orthoses
Krishma Singal, Samuel P. Kirschner, Andrew K. Schulz +4
A large subset of the population suffers injury or disease that causes knee pain and difficulty navigating day-to-day tasks. Off-the-shelf knee orthoses that are commonly used to t…
physics.bio-ph2025
Functionally graded keratin facilitates tactile sensing in elephant whiskers
Andrew K. Schulz, Lena V. Kaufmann, Lawrence T. Smith +6
Keratin composites enable animals to hike with hooves, fly with feathers, and sense with skin. These distinct functions arise from variations in the underlying properties and micro…
cs.RO2024
Materials Matter: Investigating Functional Advantages of Bio-Inspired Materials via Simulated Robotic Hopping
Andrew K. Schulz, Ayah G. Ahmad, Maegan Tucker
In contrast with the diversity of materials found in nature, most robots are designed with some combination of aluminum, stainless steel, and 3D-printed filament. Additionally, rob…