>> WELCOME BACK TO INNOVATE
SPREAD TO YOU BY CURIOSITY
STREET.
>> I'S BIO INSPIRED ROBOTICS
TAKES CONCEPTS NATURE AND
BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM APPLIES THOSE
CONCEPTS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY SORT
NEXT GUEST IS DEVELOPING A NEW
CLASS OF SOFT AND
STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS.
HOW LIKE BAND-AIDS OR
EVEN STICKERS THAT ARE MORE
NATURALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE
HUMAN BODY JOINING US NOW IS
CARMEL MAJIDI HE IS AN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OVER AT
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING A
COMMENT GREAT TO HAVE YOU
JOINING US YOU HAVE SOME COOL
GIZMOS THAT ARE RIGHT HERE
FOR US.
>> SO WHAT DID YOU BRING FORTH
THE BEST OF THESE ARE SOME
TECHNOLOGIES.
>> OF MY GROUP AT
CARNEGIE MELLON AND THE FOCUS
OF MY RESEARCH LAB IS TO TAKE
BASICALLY THE GUTS OUT OF YOUR
SMARTPHONE A BRING ALL THAT
INTERNAL CIRCUITRY OUT OF A
HARD CASE, AN ENGINEER IN
THE WAY THAT IT'S SOFT FLEXIBLE
INCOMPATIBLE WITH THEIR BODIES
YOU CAN STICK YOUR SKIN YOU CAN
PUT
INTO GARMENTS AND SO WE HAVE
HERE IS A ACTUALLY A ONE
STICKER. THIS IS A DEVELOPED BY
A SPINOFF COMPANY FOR
MY LAB. THE COMPANY'S CALLED
LIFE OR LIVES AND JUST LIKE A
BAND-AID IT HAS THIS
ADHESIVE BACKING. AND THERE'S
ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT
ELECTRONICS A SO THIS ONE HAS A
PULSE OXIMETRY SO IT'S LIKE
RIGHT THERE THAT'S NOT WHAT I
WOULD NEVER EVEN NOTICE THAT SO
SO THIS IS LIGHT TO A MEASURE
YOUR HEART RATE ALSO I'M ALSO
OXYGEN IN
YOUR BLOOD AND THERE'S ALSO
ACCELEROMETER HERE THAT TRACKS
OR A MOTION CAN USE EFFECTIVELY
CLASSIFICATION SO THIS
REPRESENTS PRETTY MUCH THE
STATE OF THE ART IN TERMS OF
WHAT'S COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE.
RIGHT NOW, AND IN TERMS OF NEXT
STICKERS I HAVE HERE
A A. ELECTRONIC A PATCH THAT'S
NOT ONLY A THIN AND FLEXIBLE,
BUT IT'S
ALSO STRETCHABLE THAT'S LIKE
SOMETHING FROM LIKE A MOVIE
RIGHT, YES. IT IS I MEAN YOU
KNOW THIS IS NOT SOME THAT'S
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
SO WHAT IT'S MADE UP OF IS A
VERY THIN FILM OF SILICONE
RUBBER AND INSIDE IT IS A
SPECIAL KIND METAL OUT A WAY
THAT'S LIQUID AT ROOM TEMP,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WE USE THE
LIQUID METAL AS WIRING FOR ALL
THESE CHIPS, BUT WE CAN ALSO
USE IT FOR THE STRENGTH GAUGE
TO MEASURE STRETCH AND
DEFAMATION. THERE'S ALSO
INTENDED HERE WE HAVE A SPECIAL
ANTENNA AND SO THE
IDEA WITH THESE STICKERS IS
THAT THEY'RE FULLY WIRELESS.
THEY DO IT VERY ACCURATE JOB.
MONITORING HEALTH BIBLES AND
IT'S A WAY OF BASICALLY
ELIMINATING ALL THE KIND OF AN
AND WIRING.
>> IT'S USED MORE FOR PROACTIVE
TRACKING OF YOUR HEALTH OR THEY
WOULD HELP AND RECOVERY WHAT IS
KIND OF
THE END.
>> AND SHUN BEHIND ALL OF THE
ABOVE. I MEAN THE IDEA IS THAT
THIS WOULD PROVIDE CONTINUOUS
REAL-TIME MONITORING OF YOUR
HEALTH FINALS AND SO YOU COULD
USE THAT SAME A CLINICAL NO SAY
IN A HOSPITAL OF YOU CAN ALSO
USE IT IN THE JET IT ISN'T A
PHYSICAL THERAPY, YOU CAN USE
IT FOR SPORTS AND RECREATION
ARE JUST YOU KNOW
LIKE FALL.
>> SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS
TO KIND OF BRING THESE
ELECTRONICS REALLY TO MARKET
HOW FAR AWAY ARE WE FROM A LOT
OF THIS BEING NORMAL REGULAR
THINGS THAT WE GET FROM
OUR DOCTOR RIGHT SO THE
MAJORITY TEXTURES, THE
MANUFACTURING METHODS
ARE PREMATURE AT THIS POINT A
LOT OF THE FOCUS NOW IS ON THE
ALGORITHM SO USING TOOLS AND AI
MACHINE LEARNING
CLOUD COMPUTING SO THAT WE CAN
TRANSLATE THE SIGNALS FROM THE
STICKERS TURN THAT INTO ACTUAL
DATA THAT'S
A A DOCTOR YOU KNOW OR SAY A
SPORTS TRAINER. CAN FOR
DECISION MAKING FOR DIAGNOSIS
OR SAY TO
PERFORMANCE.
>> WHEN WE THINK ELECTRONICS WE
THINK THEY HAVE TO BE CHARGED
AS THE POWER ACTUALLY COMING
FROM ANY WIRELESS
>> SO SO THE STICKERS THE POWER
COMES FROM A LITHIUM POLYMER
BATTERIES, WHAT'S NICE ABOUT
LIKE POSES THAT THERE WAS
CHARGEABLE THAT YOU CAN GET THE
RELIEF AND AN
ALMOST FLEXIBLE. THIS STICKER
HERE IS BATTERY GETS ALL OF
ENERGY
AND POWER OVER RADIO WAVES AND
SO CAN THIS LINK UP WITH SAY A
SMART PHONE OR OTHER MOBILE
DEVICE.
YOU KNOW AS
A THESE BECOME MORE COMPLEX IN
TERMS OF THEIR FUNCTIONS AS A
KIND OF TRY TO CRAM INCOME OR
ELECTRONICS FOR
SENSING AND AND COMPUTATION A
THERE IS A NEED FOR
BIGGER BATTERY AND IT'S
IMPORTANT THOSE BATTERIES ARE
ALSO SOFT AND STRETCHABLE SO
THERE ARE COMPATIBLE WITH OUR
BODY AND SO TO ADDRESS THAT MY
LIFE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A
STRETCHABLE BATTERIES SO THIS
IS A BATTERED HERE THAT'S
COMPLETELY RECHARGEABLE AND WE
CAN USE THE POWER THESE DEVICES
AND IT'S MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF
SOFT AND A FORMAL MATERIAL I
THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A BLOB
REALLY RIGHT.
>> IT IS A STRETCHABLE BATTERY
RIGHT OUR THANKS TO CARMEL
MAJIDI HE IS AN ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING AT CARNEGIE MELLON