Seamlessly unifying electronics, mechanics, sensing and computation through Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing -- with complete automation
Pioneering a future where fully-functional robots are automatically fabricated and walk out of a 3D printer
email: vigo0136@colorado.edu
I am Vidyacharan (VC), a PhD researcher in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado - Boulder. I work at the intersection of Materials, Robotics and Additive Manufacturing - to revolutionize how we design and fabricate next-gen robots and electro-mechanical systems.
I develop materials and industrially-scalable fabrication processes from the ground-up, to build "multi-material, multi-functional" devices as monolithic systems combining electronics, sensors, and mechanical structures in a single automated printing process -- not as assemblies of separate parts. My larger aim is to create systems that rival biological capabilities by incorporating actuation, densely-integrated electronics, distributed multi-modal sensing and computational elements throughout the structure. [More details here]
I am working towards enabling a new paradigm in hardware design and functionality, with applications spanning robotics, wearable electronics, Remote & in-Space fabrication, patient-specific biomedical devices, and Autonomous factories. It has led me on a path to unify diverse fields that rarely overlap: materials chemistry, organic electronics, soft robotics and additive manufacturing. [More info here]
To date, I have authored highly-cited papers in top-tier journals such as Science Robotics, Advanced Science, Advanced Functional Materials. I also have a few granted Provisional-patents and pending patent applications, for inventions with immediate real-world applications. More exciting papers are coming soon.
Currently seeking:ย Industry partnerships for tech transfer | Research collaboration | Opportunities to lead advanced robotics dev.
