Kuangqi Zhu

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EmbroChet: A Hybrid Textile Fabrication Approach for 3D Personalized Handicraft via Heat-Shrinking

We propose EmbroChet, a hybrid approach that bridges digital fabrication and textile craftsmanship, empowering individuals unfamiliar with intricate craft techniques to design and fabricate 3D textile handicrafts intuitively. EmbroChet allows the creation of handicrafts by embroidering chain stitches (a fundamental em…

DIS '244th AuthorShape-Changing Interfaces & Soft Robotic Materials +2

KiPneu: Designing a Constructive Pneumatic Platform for Biomimicry Learning in STEAM Education

Biomimicry, a methodology adapted from nature, always inspires optimum solutions and innovative technologies in human history. To get children interested in, excited about, and inspired by biomimicry, we introduce KiPneu, a robotic platform that facilitates biomimicry education through hands-on, solution-oriented lear…

CHI '245th+ AuthorShape-Changing Interfaces & Soft Robotic Materials

SnapInflatables: Designing Inflatables with Snap-through Instability for Responsive Interaction

Snap-through instability, like the rapid closure of the Venus flytrap, is gaining attention in robotics and HCI. It offers rapid shape reconfiguration, self-sensing, actuation, and enhanced haptic feedback. However, conventional snap-through structures face limitations in fabrication efficiency, scale, and tunability.…

UBICOMP '234th AuthorHaptic Wearables +1

ThermoFit: Thermoforning Smart Orthoses via Metamaterial Structures for Body-Fitting and Component-Adjusting

"Smart orthoses hold great potential for intelligent rehabilitation monitoring and training. However, most of these electronic assistive devices are typically too difficult for daily use and challenging to modify to accommodate variations in body shape and medical needs. For existing clinicians, the customization pipe…

CHI '235th+ AuthorDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +1

All-in-One Print: Designing and 3D Printing Dynamic Objects Using Kinematic Mechanism Without Assembly

The field of Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI) has been consistently utilizing kinematic mechanisms to create tangible dynamic interfaces and objects. However, the design and fabrication of these mechanisms are challenging due to complex spatial structures, step-by-step assembly processes, and unstable joint connection…

CHI '235th+ AuthorElectrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) +2

E-Orthosis: Augmenting Off-the-shelf Orthoses with Electronics

Orthoses with electronic functions have emerged as a promising medical product in response to the increasing demand for rehabilitation training, therapy assistance, and health monitoring. However, fabricating this “smart orthosis” often requires long development cycles and exorbitant prices. We introduce E-Orthosis, a…

CHI '232nd AuthorHonorable MentionDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +2

PneuFab: Designing Low-cost 3D-Printed Inflatable Structures for Blow Molding Artifacts

Access to computer-aided fabrication tools, such as 3D printing, empowers various craft techniques to democratize the creation of artifacts. To afford new blow molding techniques in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, we make efforts to simplify this challenging handy fabrication and enrich the design space of bl…

UIST '225th+ AuthorDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +1

X-Bridges: Designing Tunable Bridges to Enrich 3D Printed Objects' Deformation and Stiffness

Bridges are unique structures appeared in fused deposition modeling (FDM) that make rigid prints flexible but not fully explored. This paper presents X-Bridges, an end-to-end workflow that allows novice users to design tunable bridges that can enrich 3D printed objects' deformable and physical properties. Specifically…

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