JohnUlmen

Research Activities

• Low cost sensing
• Tactile sensing for robotic applications
• Joint angle/torque sensing
• Sensor development and characterization
• Stickybot III co-designer

Teaching

Summers 2009-2011:

• Educational Program for Gifted Youth high school mechatronics course

Personal

• Kitesurfing, skiing, launching Christmas trees.

Quick links

• "Geckos inspire 'Stickybots'" on CNN. Stickybot climbs away for a news clip. CNN video
• "Making Stuff: Smarter" on NOVA. A special on smart materials with a section focusing on our very own Stickybot III. NOVA special

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John V Ulmen
PhD Candidate Mechanical Engineering
Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab
418 Panama Mall
MERL Bldg 02-660, Rm 132
Stanford, CA 94305