The FibeRobo project won gold in the Textile & Materials / New Technology Fabrics category.
Developed by a multidisciplinary team led by Media Lab student Jack Forman, FibeRobo is a low-cost, programmable, shape-shifting fiber.
The low-cost FibeRobo is compatible with existing textile manufacturing techniques.
The honorees will be included in the October 2022 print issue of Fast Company Magazine.
The International Design Awards (IDA) recognizes and celebrates smart and sustainable multidisciplinary design worldwide.
AZoM talks to Ozgun Kilic Afsar, a visiting doctoral student in the Tangible Media group, about her work on the OmniFiber project.
Robotic textiles could help performers and athletes train their breathing, and potentially help patients recovering from postsurgery changes