2026-03-08T04:11:41+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io/ Elyse Chase elysec@stanford.edu 2023-11-01T10:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//SURI-Poster-Session <p>Amazing week at UIST 2023 in San Francisco! Jingyi presenting new work on “Power as a Lens for Creativity Support Tools”!</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-11-01-uist/uist_1.jpg" alt="" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>SHAPE Lab @ UIST exploratorium banquet</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-11-01-uist/uist_2.jpg" alt="Sean &amp; Jeff Han giving opening remarks" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Sean &amp; Jeff Han giving opening remarks</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-11-01-uist/uist_3.jpg" alt="Ahad co-hosting workshop on electro-actuated materials &amp; haptics." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Ahad co-hosting workshop on electro-actuated materials &amp; haptics</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2023-08-07T10:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//hci-retreat <p>HCI Group went to Santa Cruz for summer retreat. Insightful discussions, networking and some fun time at Santa Cruz Boardwalk!</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-08-07-hci-retreat/retreat_1.jpg" alt="" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>group photo!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-08-07-hci-retreat/retreat_2.jpg" alt="people discussing at the retreat" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>discussion time</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2023-05-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//jingyi-defense <p>Congratulations to Jingyi Li on successfully defending their dissertation! Jingyi defended their doctoral thesis titled, ‘Rethinking power dynamics in software tools for artists’.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-05-11-jingyi-defense/jingyi_1.jpeg" alt="jingyi giving defense talk" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>they passed!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-05-11-jingyi-defense/jingyi_2.jpeg" alt="elyse giving defense talk" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>congrats to all graduates!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2023-05-04T10:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//elyse-defense <p>Congratulations to Elyse Chase on successfully defending her dissertation! Elyse defended her doctoral thesis titled, ‘In Touch with Causation: The Role of Haptics in Multisensory Phenomenal Causality’.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-05-04-elyse-defense/elyse_1.jpg" alt="elyse giving defense talk" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>she passed!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2023-05-04-elyse-defense/elyse_2.jpg" alt="elyse giving defense talk" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Elyse presenting new work at World Haptics Conference!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2023-03-21T14:30:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//FAST-2 <p>Future Advancers of Science and Technology <a href="//fast.stanford.edu/">FAST</a> had their annual symposium at Stanford where high school students present their research projects and spend a day at Stanford. During the symposium, a group of students from FAST toured Shape Lab. We discussed shape-changing robotics, haptic interfaces, and rehabilitation technologies with them, and several lab members talked about their work.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2023-03-21-FAST-2/ahad.jpg" alt="picture of a group of students gathering around Ahad, who is passing around a circuit board to show students his research" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Ahad explaining his reconfigurable shape displays</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2023-03-21-FAST-2/savannah.jpg" alt="students standing in a semi-circle listening to Savnnah discussing her research and showing a demo of a hand that is made of up of origami blocks and tendons" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Savannah demonstrating her work in reconfigurable origami structures</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2022-08-26T10:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//SURI-Poster-Session <p>Our summer undergraduate researchers in Mechanical Engineering shared their posters today! It was wonderful having them in lab this summer and we were excited for them to get to present on their work.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-08-26-SURI-Poster-Session/jack.jpg" alt="jack in front of his poster entitled: electrostatic auxetic shape display for rapid 3d rendering" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>jack</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-08-26-SURI-Poster-Session/merissa.jpg" alt="merissa in front of her poster entitled: understanding the needs, resources, and goals of underserved stroke survivors" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>merissa</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-08-26-SURI-Poster-Session/sandra.jpg" alt="sandra in front of her poster entitled: clinical trials determining the feasibility of a passive wearable device for post-stroke assistive device" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>sandra</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-08-26-SURI-Poster-Session/dani.jpg" alt="dani in front of his poster entitled: redesign for shoulder abduction support" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>dani</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2022-08-08T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Eric-PhD-Defense <p>Congratulations to Eric Gonzalez on successfully defending his dissertation! Eric defended his doctoral thesis titled, ‘Redirected Reaching in Virtual Reality: Modeling, Control &amp; Applications’.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-08-08-Eric-PhD-Defense/ericDefending.jpg" alt="picture of eric smiling with hands outstretched, standing in front of his slides during his defense. his reading committee is sitting in the front row and we see the backs of their heads while he talks" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>eric explaining his dissertation work</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-08-08-Eric-PhD-Defense/eric.gif" alt="gif of eric outside smiling as a small red inflatable man dances on his shoulder" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>he passed!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-08-08-Eric-PhD-Defense/jump.jpg" alt="the lab outside smiling inside of the pergola, eric jumping in front of everyone with a smile on his face" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>jumping for joy</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2022-07-20T13:30:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//HelmsSummerProgram <p><a href="//plasticsurgery.stanford.edu/research/stars.html">STaRS</a> is a program meant to introduce students to research in biology and medicine. During one of their tour days, we hosted them to show them the work that we do in Shape Lab.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2022-07-20-HelmsSummerProgram/elizabeth.jpg" alt="picture of a group of students gathering in a circle looking at a presenter" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Elizabeth explaining her low-cost stroke technology</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2022-07-20-HelmsSummerProgram/eric.jpg" alt="students standing in a semi-circle watching videos of one researchers work" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Eric demonstrating his work in haptic retargeting within virtual reality</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2022-07-14T09:30:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Shape-Camp <p>We went to Foothills Park for the first ever Shape Camp! We had a lot of fun walking in nature, playing games, eating, making crafts, and getting to better know one another.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-07-14-Shape-Camp/shapeCampPainting.jpeg" alt="painting with marker outlines and then filled in with watercolor. everyone in the lab smiling and posing, with Shape Camp written at the top" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>savannah painted all of us</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-07-14-Shape-Camp/humanRe-creation.jpeg" alt="people posing and smiling to replicate the ordering from the painting above" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>we re-create the painting!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2022-05-27T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Parastoo-PhD-Defense <p>Congratulations to Parastoo Abtahi on successfully defending her dissertation! Parastoo defended her doctoral thesis titled, ‘From Haptic Illusions to Beyond Real Interactions in Virtual Reality’. <a href="//hci.stanford.edu/courses/cs547/speaker.php?date=2020-01-31">Read more details</a> or watch the video recording:</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3zgFXJX8GIw" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-05-27-Parastoo-PhD-Defense.jpeg" alt="picture of parastoo smiling, standing in front of her slides before beginning her defense" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>she passed!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2022-04-12T14:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//FAST-1 <p>We hosted a Shape Lab tour with demos for high school students who were interested in learning more about our research. This event was coordinated with the Stanford <a href="//fast.stanford.edu/">FAST</a> Program.</p> 2022-03-07T09:30:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//HCI-Retreat <p>We went to Lake Tahoe for an HCI-wide retreat! We had a lot of fun skiing/snowboarding, snow-shoeing, ice skating, playing board games, meeting other HCI group members, and discussing HCI values and how to make the HCI community more inclusive.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-03-07-HCI-Retreat/retreat_group.jpg" alt="over 50 people smiling at the camera in a large lodge hall" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>HCI 2022</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2022-03-07-HCI-Retreat/retreat_snow.jpg" alt="snowboard on top of a hill overlooking snow-covered hills, pine trees, and a clear blue lake in the distance " width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Snow!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2021-08-14T23:59:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Alexa-PhD-Defense <p>Congratulations to Alexa Siu on successfully defending her dissertation on August 10th! Alexa defended her doctoral thesis titled, ‘Advancing Access to Non-Visual Graphics: Haptic and Audio Representations of 3D Information and Data’. <a href="">Read more details</a></p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2021-08-10-Alexa-PhD-Defense/zoomAlexa.png" alt="screenshot from zoom showing 5 happy committee members and alexa" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>she passed!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2021-08-10-Alexa-PhD-Defense/dogCelebration.jpg" alt="a dog sitting in a person's lap outside" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>boba celebrating alexa's defense</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2021-08-14T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Rainstorm-2 <p><a href="//cloud.learningu.org/">Rainstorm</a> is a group that organizes online classes, seminars, and workshops for high school students. We hosted 20 students in our <em>revised</em> course entitled “Stores in 2D: Sketching &amp; Design Thinking;” in which, we covered some elements of design thinking and gave students the opportunity to draw their own new objects and discuss these drawings with their peers.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2021-08-14-Rainstorm/studentSketches.png" alt="images of student sketches in which two objects were combined into one" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Student sketches showing two objects combined into a one, new design</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2021-05-15T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Rainstorm-1 <p><a href="//cloud.learningu.org/">Rainstorm</a> is a group that organizes online classes, seminars, and workshops for high school students. We hosted 20 students in our course entitled “Stores in 2D: Sketching &amp; Design Thinking;” in which, we covered some elements of design thinking and gave students the opportunity to draw their own new objects and discuss these drawings with their peers.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2021-05-15-Rainstorm/designSketches.png" alt="images of student sketches in which two objects were combined into one" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Some student sketches showing two objects combined into a new design</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2021-05-15-Rainstorm/teachers.png" alt="screenshot from zoom showing 4 shape lab teachers after a successful online class" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Zoom Room Teachers</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2021-04-29T09:30:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Zack-PhD-Defense <p>Congratulations to Zack Hammond on successfully defending his dissertation! Zack defended his doctoral thesis titled, ‘Design and Control of Soft Truss Robots’. <a href="//stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:jq175bv9533/Thesis%20Submission-augmented.pdf">Read more details</a> and watch the some <a href="//stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:jq175bv9533/Chapter%203%20Video.mp4">supplemental video</a></p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2021-04-29-Zack-PhD-Defense/zackZoom.png" alt="screenshot from zoom showing 5 happy committee members and zack" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>He passed!</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2021-04-29-Zack-PhD-Defense/distancedCelebration.jpg" alt="several people standing outside in a park with masks on and 6 feet apart" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>outdoor lab celebration</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2021-02-18T08:30:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Veritasium <p>View the video below to see Zack explain and demo his research for the highly subscribed, Veritasium channel!</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/058hRtaCWC0" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div> 2021-02-16T08:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Sean-Sloan-Fellowship <p>Congratulations to Sean receiving a <a href="//sloan.org/fellowships/2021-Fellows">Sloan Research Fellowship</a>! The recognize “the most promising scientific researchers working today.” Read a Stanford release <a href="//news.stanford.edu/thedish/2021/02/16/eight-stanford-faculty-members-named-2021-sloan-research-fellows/">here</a>.</p> 2021-01-28T16:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//GetSet <p><a href="//sites.google.com/dublinusd.org/dhscollegecareercenter/getset-girls-exploring-technology-science-engineering-together">GetSet</a> is a program to help girls explore technology, sciene, and engineering together. We hosted 30 students through a lab tour explaining some of our current work and a small activity on mechanical systems.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2021-01-28-GetSet/mainreception.png" alt="picture of the Stanford oval with tour groups labeled on the left and images of the Shape Lab members of the right. text reads: welcome! info desk, and below that: human-computer interaction (HCI) " width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>The Welcome Room</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2021-01-28-GetSet/yay.png" alt="a virtual set of seating areas and rooms. the first shows a device on the hand the allows users to feel shapes in VR. the second shows a pin shape display with a user feeling the surface features. the third shows inspiration for small zoid robots from the movie big hero 6 as well as pneumatic robots from the lab and baymax from the same movie" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Different lab areas that students could explore</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2020-10-12T14:30:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Evan-PhD-Defense <p>Congratulations to Evan Strasnick on successfully defending his dissertation! Evan defended his doctoral thesis titled, ‘Facilitating Analog Circuit Design and Debugging with Instrumented, Programmable Hardware’. <a href="//stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:fm937nv5666/Dissertation-augmented.pdf">Read more details</a></p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2020-10-12-Evan-PhD-Defense/evanSlack.png" alt="screenshot from slack showing sean advertising Evan's defense" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2020-08-14T14:19:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Kai-PhD-Defense <p>Congratulations to Kai Zhang on successfully defending his dissertation! Kai defended his doctoral thesis titled, ‘Towards Low-cost Spatial Haptics: Brake-based Shape Displays and Automatic Content Authoring’. <a href="//stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:kh451yb0256/PhD_thesis_Kai_Zhang-augmented.pdf">Read more details</a></p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2020-08-14-Kai-PhD-Defense/kaiSlack.png" alt="screenshot from slack showing sean congratulating kai on successfully defending" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2020-03-18T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Isoperimetric-Soft-Robots <p>Our research on <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/isoperimetricSoftRobots/">isoperimetric soft robots</a> was published in <a href="//robotics.sciencemag.org/">Science Robotics</a>. This work presents a constant edge-length, inflatable, robotic truss capable of dramatic shape change and untethered operation. The research was conducted by Nathan S. Usevitch, Zachary M. Hammond, Mac Schwager, Allison M. Okamura, Elliot W. Hawkes, and Sean Follmer. Our robots were featured in <a href="//news.stanford.edu/2020/03/18/squishy-shape-changing-bot-roams-untethered/">Stanford News</a>, <a href="//www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/019834/soft-robot-unplugged">The Current</a>, <a href="//spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/stanford-giant-soft-robot-inflatable-tubes">IEEE Spectrum</a>, <a href="//www.cnn.com/videos/business/2020/03/19/stanford-robot-changing-shapes-eg-orig.cnn">CNN</a>, <a href="//medium.com/technicity/this-shape-shifting-soft-robot-can-perform-multiple-functions-1854c93a78a3">Medium</a>, <a href="//www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/stanford-balloon-animal-explore-space/">Digital trends</a>, <a href="//www.inverse.com/innovation/soft-robots">Inverse</a>, <a href="//www.syfy.com/syfywire/baymax-on-mars-shapeshifting-soft-robot-stanford-university">Syfy</a>, <a href="//www.techrepublic.com/article/new-robot-developed-at-stanford-changes-shape-like-a-transformer/">TechRepublic</a>, <a href="//newatlas.com/robotics/shape-changing-human-scale-free-roaming-inflatable-soft-robot/">New Atlas</a>, <a href="//www.unite.ai/researchers-create-soft-robot-able-to-change-shape-and-roam/">Unite AI</a>, <a href="//www.slashgear.com/stanford-engineers-create-a-new-robot-that-combines-traditional-and-soft-robotics-19613722/">SlashGear</a>, <a href="//www.core77.com/posts/96164/Stanford-Engineers-Create-Inflatable-Shape-Shifting-Soft-Robot">Core 77</a>, <a href="//www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Leinen-los-fuer-aufblasbare-Roboter-4685688.html">heise</a>, <a href="//www.cnbeta.com/articles/science/957297.htm">cnBeta</a>, <a href="//www.rsvn.it/realizzato-un-soft-robot-che-cambia-sembianze-a-seconda-delle-esigenze/">RSVN</a>, <a href="//hightech.fm/2020/03/19/stanford-soft-robot">Хайтек</a>, and <a href="//robotics.altmetric.com/details/77803848/news">others</a>. <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/isoperimetricSoftRobots/">Read more</a> about this work.</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XqgbLb8m77U" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div> 2020-01-31T22:12:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Lawrence-PhD-Defense <p>Congratulations to Lawrence Kim on successfuly defensing his dissertation! Lawrence defended his doctoral thesis titled, ‘Designing In-situ Interaction with Ubiquitous Robots’. <a href="//hci.stanford.edu/courses/cs547/speaker.php?date=2020-01-31">Read more details</a> or watch the video recording:</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zkfxRsv3s64" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2020-01-31-Lawrence-PhD-Defense_1.jpg" alt="picture of Lawrence standing in front of a screen showing a slide with part of the title of his thesis." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2020-01-31-Lawrence-PhD-Defense_2.jpg" alt="picture of Lawrence standing in front of his desk full of colorful papers and inflatable robots." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2020-01-16T18:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Exploratorium <p>Every Thursday night, the Exploratorium holds the <a href="//www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/after-dark-january-16-2020">After Dark</a> event where people come to the museum in the evening for themed interactive exhibits. We were invited to come and brought along three demos from our lab that showed different aspects of touch including a shape-shifting haptic display, visio-haptic VR illusion, and tabletop swarm robots. Additionally, Prof. Sean Follmer gave a talk on embodied engagement in the virtual world with a focus on haptic technologies.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2020-01-16-Exploratorium/shapeDisplayDemo.jpg" alt="the shape shift pin display is on the left of the image and on the right a computer screen displays the environment that can be felt on the device" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2020-01-16-Exploratorium/visioHapticIllusions.jpg" alt="one person in a VR headset reaches out to touch a box while several others observe on a large screen what the user is seeing in VR" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2020-01-16-Exploratorium/tabletopSwarm.jpg" alt="four people around a table interacting with a small swarm of robots" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2020-01-16-Exploratorium/seanTalk.jpg" alt="prof. follmer stands at a podium with arm extended to describe slides on the shape display, below people in the audience are watching" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2019-11-30T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Stanford-Splash <p><a href="//stanfordesp.org">Splash</a> is a program that brings students in grades 8-12 from everywhere to Stanford’s campus for a two-day learning extravaganza. We ran a class titled <strong>Stories in Motion: Mechanical Automata and Rapid Prototyping</strong> on design automata.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-11-30-Stanford-Splash/group-photo.jpg" alt="picture group of shape lab members and students that participated in the class holding their final automata prototypes in front of the shape lab building." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>splash students visiting Stanford with shape lab students showing their completed automata prototypes</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-11-30-Stanford-Splash/studentsWorking.jpg" alt="Students working in a table and assembling their designs laser cut in plywood." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-11-30-Stanford-Splash/room.jpg" alt="Room with a screen slide that reads 'Stories in Motion' and a big table with several prototyping materials scattered around." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>shape lab classroom ready</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2019-11-15T22:12:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//BARS <p>Zack, Nathan, and Sean present and demo the isoperimetric soft robot at the Bay Area Robotics Symposium in Berkeley, CA.</p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2019-11-15-BARS (1).jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2019-11-15-BARS (2).jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2019-11-15-BARS (3).jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2019-11-15-BARS (4).jpg" width="600px" /></p> 2019-11-05T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Increasing-Access-to-3D-Modeling <p>In our latest project we collaborated with members of the blind and visually impaired community to develop a touch-based display and application that makes 3D modelling more accessible. This work was done with Alexa F. Siu, Son Kim, Joshua A. Miele, and Sean Follmer. The work received a Best Paper nomination at <a href="//assets19.sigaccess.org">ASSETS 2019</a> and was featured in <a href="//news.stanford.edu/2019/10/29/touchable-display-helps-blind-people-create/?sf111573751=1a">Stanford News</a>, <a href="//techcrunch.com/2019/10/31/this-tactile-display-lets-visually-impaired-users-feel-on-screen-3d-shapes/">TechCrunch</a>, <a href="//www.core77.com/posts/91482/Stanford-Researchers-Develop-Tactile-Display-to-Make-3D-Modeling-More-Accessible-for-Visually-Impaired-Users?utm_source=core77&amp;utm_medium=from_tile_image">Core77</a>, and others. <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/shapeCAD/">Read more</a> about the work published at ASSETS 2019 or watch the video below:</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XK8Zyi42Cnw" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div> 2019-10-30T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Inrak-PhD-Graduation <p>Congratulations to Dr. Inrak Choi! shape lab’s first ever PhD graduate who recently defended and submitted his PhD thesis. Now headed to <a href="//robotics.snu.ac.kr">Seoul National University</a> for a postdoctoral research position, we are going to miss him.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2019-10-30-Inrak-PhD-Graduation.jpg" alt="picture group of shape lab students and Inrak in the center jumping." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2019-05-23T11:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Lab-Tour-With-GradSWE <p>We hosted shape lab tour and demos for 16 Stanford undergraduates interested in learning more about what research in engineering looks like. This event was coordinated with the <a href="//orgsync.com/139038/chapter">GradSWE</a> Stanford chapter.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-05-23-Lab-Tour-With-GradSWE/group1.jpg" alt="students gathered around a desk watching a monitor as a graduate student explains her research." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-05-23-Lab-Tour-With-GradSWE/group2.jpg" alt="Students gathered around a graduate student holding a demonstration of his research project." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2019-05-16T20:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Web4All-Hackathon <p>Tayo and Alexa demoed two research projects at the 2019 <a href="//www.w4a.info/2019/hackathon/">Web4All Hackathon</a> organised by the <a href="//diagramcenter.org">DIAGRAM Center</a> and PEAT (Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology): 1) <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/shapeCAD/">shapeCAD</a>, an accessible 3D modelling for people who are blind and visually impaired that used a 2.5D tactile shape display to provide interactive tactile feedback. 2) <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/TCS/">Tactile Code Skimmer</a>, a device that represents lines of code physically with the goal of improving skimming through code. Both projects were presented at ASSETS 2019.</p> <p>Read more about the exciting hackathon projects and outcomes <a href="//blog.diagramcenter.org/?p=3173">here</a></p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-05-16-Web4All-Hackathon/pic2.jpg" alt="People gathered around a shape display and a computer." width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2019-04-27T10:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//SeeME <p><a href="//seeme.stanford.edu/">SeeME</a> is a program meant to introduce students to mechanical engineering topics. During a single day, high school and middle school students take multiple classes to learn about engineering. We ran a class that focused on prototyping techinques through the creation of automata.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-04-27-SeeME/initialSelection.jpg" alt="picture of a group of students looking at wooden supplies layed out on a table that they gathered to build their mechanisms " width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-04-27-SeeME/inrakHelping.jpg" alt="One lab member helping a student figure out how to assemble their automata" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/outreach/Pictures/2019-04-27-SeeME/finalTouchesAutomata.jpg" alt="two students working side-by-side to add final touches to their automata" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2019-03-07T10:29:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//BuildDrone <p>Learn <a href="//www.hirundino.com/beyond-the-force/do-it-yourself">how to build your own safe-to-touch drone cage</a> in a blog post written by Parastoo.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2019-03-07-BuildDrone-pic.png" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2018-12-21T10:29:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Happy-Holidays-2018 <p>shape lab’s second THP (Traditional Holiday Party) party! We spent it building gingerbread houses by a warm cozy 4k fireplace. Happy Holidays!</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-12-21-Happy-Holidays-group.jpg" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2018-09-12T02:26:34+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//shapeShift FCDesign Awards <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-09-12-shapeShift FCDesign Awards-picture.jpg" width="800px" /></p> <p>shapeShift was recognized with an Honorable Mention at the 2018 Fastco Innovation by Design Awards student category!</p> <p>Read the article <a href="//www.fastcompany.com/innovation-by-design/2018?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social">here</a></p> 2018-06-02T13:26:34+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//2018-Retreat <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-06-02-2018-Retreat.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p>We went to Arnold, CA for our annual shape lab retreat. We had a lot of fun hiking, swimming in the river, wine tasting, cooking, and discussing new research directions and how we might make it more accessible and meaningful for a broader audience!</p> 2018-04-27T20:01:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//CHI 2018 <p>We had a great time attending CHI 2018, presenting our work, meeting other HCI researchers, exploring Montréal, eating delicious French/Canadian food! Parastoo, Alexa, and Yiwei presented papers from our lab:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="../research/hapticIllusions/Haptic_Illusions_CHI_paper_2018.pdf" target="_target"> Parastoo Abtahi, and Sean Follmer. 2018. Visuo-Haptic Illusions for Improving the Perceived Performance of Shape Displays. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘18). ACM, New York, NY, USA. DOI: //doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173724 </a> <font color="red"><b> (Best Paper Honorable Mention)</b></font></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../research/shapeShift/shapeShift-CHI-paper-2018.pdf" target="_target"> Alexa F. Siu, Eric J. Gonzalez, Shenli Yuan, Jason B. Ginsberg, and Sean Follmer. 2018. shapeShift: 2D Spatial Manipulation and Self-Actuation of Tabletop Shape Displays for Tangible and Haptic Interaction. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘18). ACM, New York, NY, USA. DOI: //doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173865 </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../research/hapticRetargeting/HapticRetargeting_CHI_2018.pdf" target="_target"> Yiwei Zhao and Sean Follmer. 2018. A Functional Optimization Based Approach for Continuous 3D Retargeted Touch of Arbitrary, Complex Boundaries in Haptic Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘18). ACM, New York, NY, USA. DOI: //doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3174118 </a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Inrak and Evan presented and demoed work they did as interns at Microsoft Research:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Inrak Choi, Eyal Ofek, Hrvoje Benko, Mike Sinclair, Christian Holz. 2018. CLAW: A Multifunctional Handheld Haptic Controller for Grasping, Touching, and Triggering in Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘18). ACM, New York, NY, USA. DOI: //doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3174228</p> </li> <li> <p>Evan Strasnick, Christian Holz, Eyal Ofek, Mike Sinclair, Hrvoje Benko. 2018. Haptic Links: Bimanual Haptics for Virtual Reality Using Variable Stiffnes Actuation. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘18). ACM, New York, NY, USA. DOI: //doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3174218</p> </li> </ul> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-04-27-CHI 2018-pic0.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p>shape lab lunch around Vieux Montréal</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-04-27-CHI 2018-pic1.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p></p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2018-04-25T08:20:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//shapeShift in the Wall Street Journal <p>The Wall Street Journal is covering our work with Volkswagen’s Virtual Engineering Lab exploring Haptic Shape Displays for Virtual Reality design applications. <a href="//blogs.wsj.com/cio/2018/04/25/volkswagen-brings-sense-of-touch-to-virtual-reality/">Read it here</a> <br /></p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-04-25-WSJ-shapeShift.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p>PHOTO: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <p>We also have a new shapeShift video with applications in VR:</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ktc3931-4aI" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div> 2018-03-30T11:40:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Haptics-Symposium-2018 <p>We had a great time attending and presenting some of our new work at the <a href="//2018.hapticssymposium.org">2018 Haptics Symposium</a> in San Francisco. Kai presented his paper on <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/ElectrostaticAdhesiveBrakes/">Electrostatic Adhesive Brakes for High Spatial Resolution Refreshable 2.5D Tactile Shape Displays</a>. Alexa and Kai also gave some hands-on demonstrations on their shape displays, and we hosted over 100 visitors on technical tours of our lab.</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-03-30-Haptics-Symposium-2018-KaiTalk.jpg" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>Kai's presentation on electrostatic adhesive brakes for shape displays.</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-03-30-Haptics-Symposium-2018-brakesDemo.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p>Kai and Sean presenting a hands-on demonstration.</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-03-30-Haptics-Symposium-2018-shapeShiftDemo.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p>Alexa presenting a hands-on demonstration of shapeShift.</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2018-03-30-Haptics-Symposium-2018-Tours.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p>Giving a tour of our lab to haptics symposium attendees.</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2017-12-21T10:29:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Happy-Holidays-2017 <p>This year was shape lab’s first ever THP (Traditional Holiday Party) party! We spent it bonding while painting ceramics. Happy Holidays everyone!</p> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-12-21-Happy-Holidays-2017-group.jpg" width="600px" /> <figcaption><p>THP @Color Me Mine</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-12-21-Happy-Holidays-2017-ceramics.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p>results before baking and glazing</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> <figure> <div class="container-fluid"> <img class="img-responsive col-xs-12 center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-12-21-Happy-Holidays-2017-ceramics-after.jpg" width="800px" /> <figcaption><p>results after baking and glazing</p></figcaption> </div> </figure> 2017-10-30T18:29:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Awards @UIST 2017 <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-10-30-UIST-grabity-award.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-10-30-UIST-shapeshift-award.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p>There were more awards at UIST this year. Congratulations to Inrak for his Best Paper Award on <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/grabity/">grabity</a>!</p> <p>Congratulations to Evan for his Best Paper Honorable Mention on <a href="//estrasnick.github.io/Scanalog/">Scanalog</a>!</p> <p>And last, congratulations to Alexa and Eric for their Best Demo Honorable Mention on <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/shapeShift/">shapeShift</a>!</p> 2017-10-17T10:20:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//RoboticAssembly-ISS <p>Congratulations to Yiwei (Evan), Lawrence, Ye, and Mathieu for their ISS paper presented at Brighton!</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BLrJeq1LIFE" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div> 2017-09-11T20:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//UbiSwarm <p>Lawrence will be in Maui to present his work at Ubicomp on UbiSwarm. Read more <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/UbiSwarm/">here</a>. Congrats!</p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-09-11-UbiSwarm.jpg" width="500px" /></p> 2017-08-11T10:20:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//fastco-zoids <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-08-11-fastco-zooids.png" width="600px" /></p> <p>Zooids was featured in an article on Fastco Design! Read it <a href="//www.fastcodesign.com/90136009/this-swarm-of-little-robots-is-a-totally-new-kind-of-interface">here</a>.</p> 2017-07-12T16:17:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//2017-TTL-In-Review <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-07-12-TTL-review.png" width="600px" /></p> <p>TTL (aka traditional Thursday lunch) in review! We have had so many amazing dishes from a diverse set of cuisines featured in our kitchen so far:</p> <ul> <li>spaghetti a la bolognese by Mathieu</li> <li>Kimchi fried rice by Lawrence</li> <li>chile verde by Andrea</li> <li>taiwanese dan dan noodles by Renée</li> <li>bibimpab by Inrak</li> <li>Thai green curry by Alexa</li> <li>Gumbo by Zach</li> <li>Puled pork sandwiches + coleslaw by Evan</li> <li>Whole chicken soup by Kai and Yiwei</li> <li>Pesto raviolli by Sean</li> <li>Persian inspired lasagna by Parastoo</li> <li>Picadillo + plantains + rice and beans by Eric</li> </ul> <p>Just wait for our very own shape lab recipe book, inShape.</p> 2017-06-12T13:26:34+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//2017-Retreat <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-06-retreat-group.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-06-retreat-brainstorming.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p>This year we went to Arnold, CA for our annual shape lab retreat. We had a lot of fun hiking, cooking, and thinking about the important questions in our field!</p> 2017-06-08T09:00:00+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//PneumaticReelActuator <p>Zach presented his work on a new pneumatic reel actuator design at ICRA 2017. Read more <a href="//shape.stanford.edu/research/pneumaticReelActuator/">here</a>. Congrats!</p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-06-08-PneumaticReelActuator.png" width="500px" /></p> 2017-03-09T13:26:34+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Spaghetti-Lunch <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2017-03-09-spaghettiLunch.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p>Starting a new Thursday cooking lunch tradition in the shape lab kitchen! Sphaghetti a la bolognese courtesy of Doc-chef Le Goc.</p> 2016-10-17T13:26:34+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Many-Awards-@UIST <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2016-uist-awards.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p>Congratulations to Zooids and Rovables on their Best Paper Awards at UIST! And also congratulations to Inrak’s Wolverine for Best Demo Award!</p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2016-uist-awards-zooids.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2016-uist-awards-wolverine.jpg" width="600px" /></p> 2016-05-06T13:26:34+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//mecon-poster <p><img class="center" src="/blog/Pictures/2016-mecon-poster.jpg" width="600px" /></p> <p>Alexa won 1st place for her poster presentation at <a href="//mecon.stanford.edu" target="_blank">MECON 2016</a>.</p> 2015-08-31T13:26:34+00:00 http://shapelab.github.io//Sean-TED-talk <p>What will the world look like when we move beyond the keyboard and mouse? Interaction designer Sean Follmer is building a future with machines that bring information to life under your fingers as you work with it. In this talk, check out prototypes for a 3D shape-shifting table, a phone that turns into a wristband, a deformable game controller and more that may change the way we live and work.</p> <div class="video-container"> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8sheoGMsy3Q" height="315" width="560" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div>