Carmel Majidi

Recognized under Tier 8 — Robotics & Autonomy, Carmel Majidi conducts innovative research in soft robotics and stretchable electronics at Carnegie Mellon University. Majidi's work on soft, compliant robotic systems and multifunctional materials that combine structural, sensing, and actuation properties in ways rigid robots cannot match opens new possibilities for robots that must interact gently with humans, handle delicate materials, or conform to irregular surfaces. For Mars colonization, soft robotic systems could be particularly valuable for tasks requiring safe human-robot collaboration in close quarters, or for delicately handling biological materials and food crops in habitat agricultural systems.