Carmel Majidi
· Clarence H. Adamson ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University · Civil and Environmental Engineering
Active 2004–2026
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About
Carmel Majidi is the Principle Investigator at the Soft Machines Lab at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds the position of Clarence H. Adamson Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. His research focuses on multifunctional materials, microfluidic electronics, and the integration of soft materials. As a leading figure in his field, he contributes to advancing soft robotics, flexible electronics, and innovative material systems. His work involves developing new materials and devices that combine mechanical flexibility with electronic functionality, aiming to enable new applications in robotics, wearable devices, and biomedical engineering.
Research topics
- Computer Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Materials science
- Composite material
- Engineering
- Polymer chemistry
- Chemistry
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Nanotechnology
Selected publications
An electrically conductive silver–polyacrylamide–alginate hydrogel composite for soft electronics
Nature Electronics · 2021 · 530 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingWearable Soft Technologies for Haptic Sensing and Feedback
Advanced Functional Materials · 2020 · 297 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingAbstract Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) systems have garnered recent widespread attention due to increased accessibility, functionality, and affordability. These systems sense user inputs and typically provide haptic, audio, and visual feedback to blend interactive virtual environments with the real world for an enhanced or simulated reality experience. With applications ranging from immersive entertainment, to teleoperation, to physical therapy, further development of this tech…
A self-healing electrically conductive organogel composite
Nature Electronics · 2023 · 280 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingCutaneous Ionogel Mechanoreceptors for Soft Machines, Physiological Sensing, and Amputee Prostheses
Advanced Materials · 2021 · 276 citations
(≈44 times higher than conventional parallel-plate capacitive counterparts), a broad pressure detection range of over four orders of magnitudes (≈35 Pa to 330 kPa), ultrahigh baseline of capacitance, fast response time (≈18 ms), and good repeatability are demonstrated. Ionogel skins composed of an array of cutaneous mechanoreceptors capable of monitoring various physiological signals and shape detection are further developed. The touch skin can be integrated within a soft bionic hand and provide…
Hard questions for soft robotics
Science Robotics · 2021 · 147 citations
The establishment of a new academic field is often characterized by a phase of rapid growth, as seen over the last decade in the field of soft robotics. However, such growth can be followed by an equally rapid decline if concerted efforts are not made by the community. Here, we argue that for soft robotics to take root and have impact in the next decade, we must move beyond "soft for soft's sake" and ensure that each study makes a meaningful contribution to the field and, ideally, to robotics an…
Recent grants
Processing and Properties of Functional Liquid Metal Elastomer Composites
NSF · $408k · 2016–2020
Frequent coauthors
- 42 shared
Mahmoud Tavakoli
Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers
- 24 shared
Chengfeng Pan
Zhejiang University
- 24 shared
Eric J. Markvicka
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- 22 shared
Anı́bal T. de Almeida
- 21 shared
Xiaonan Huang
Second Military Medical University
- 19 shared
Tess Hellebrekers
- 19 shared
Andrew P. Sabelhaus
Boston University
- 18 shared
Manuel Reis Carneiro
Carnegie Mellon University
Labs
The Soft Machines Lab focuses on the design and fabrication of soft robots and soft machines.
Awards & honors
- 2026 American Innovator Award
- Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2026 Faces of American Innovation repo…
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