Prototyping Soft Devices with Interactive Bioplastics

SolderlessPCB: Reusing Electronic Components in PCB Prototyping through Detachable 3D Printed Housings

“…Subsequent works (e.g., [9,33,58]) have explored the impact of various design paradigms on sustainability. In particular, prior efforts have demonstrated methods to reduce the environmental impact of waste generated during the design process by utilizing decomposable and recyclable materials [13,30,47,50] or bio-materials [4,5,20,28,34]. However, materials with unique properties are often not easily replaceable with eco-friendly alternatives, which may require special fabrication processes [45] or certain levels of manual manipulations [6,36,55].…”

Contact Resistance Sensing for Touch and Squeeze Interactions

“…There have been a number of studies focusing on the fabrication and evaluation of novel conductive foam materials [12,28,39,52,[54][55][56]. However, these approaches are less suitable for developers who lack access to chemical laboratories or who prefer a faster and simpler method of prototyping by utilizing off-the-shelf products.…”

“…FoamSense [12] wrapped the conductive threads around the foam. Laying a sheet of conductive fabric on the top and/or the bottom of a piece of conductive foam is also a commonly used method [7,9,15,27,28,56]. In some studies, copper wires were directly put into the conductive foam as electrodes [4,7].…”