Rotational multimaterial printing of helical filaments for soft robotics and structural composites

Multimaterial 3D printing with a twist

The gripper wrapping around a succulent. (Credit: Harvard Microrobotics Lab/Harvard SEAS)

Jellyfish-like soft gripper mimics the mechanics of curly hair

Tentacle robot can gently grasp fragile objects

A new on-chip frequency comb combines a coupled resonator with an electro-optical frequency comb to improve the efficiency of frequency combs and improve the bandwidth. (Credit: Yiqing Pei/Harvard SEAS)

Device opens the door to applications in optical communications, sensing, and the search for exoplanets

New on-chip frequency comb is 100x more efficient

SEAS researchers developed the first in-sensor processor that could be integrated into commercial silicon imaging sensor chips. The array (illustrated here) simplifies image processing for autonomous vehicles and other applications. (Credit: Donhee Ham Research Group/Harvard SEAS)

Device speeds up, simplifies image processing for autonomous vehicles and other applications

Silicon image sensor that computes

A new control mechanism allows teams of robots (above) to calculate the tradeoffs of maintaining a communication network and move through difficult terrain, including narrow hallways. (Credit: REACT Lab/Harvard SEAS) 