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Habib Nassar is a leading innovator at the intersection of additive manufacturing and intelligent sensing, whose work is redefining how we embed electronics into physical structures. His primary research areas span 3D-printed soft robotics, embedded capacitive sensing, and multifunctional materials. Nassar’s most significant contribution is the development of a fully 3D-printed robotic hand with intrinsic tactile sensing, a breakthrough that eliminates the need for post-assembly electronics by integrating soft capacitive pressure sensors directly into the distal phalanges. This work, which has garnered 137 citations, demonstrates how multimaterial printing can create complex, compliant structures with built-in perception. He has further advanced the field with a 3D-printed interdigitated capacitor-based tilt sensor (46 citations), enabling precise orientation detection for robotic and industrial applications. Nassar’s research also explores bendable substrates for 3D circuits and embedded strain sensors using optimized conductive thermoplastics, pushing the boundaries of what can be fabricated in a single print run. By merging structural design with functional sensing, Nassar is paving the way for a new generation of autonomous, perceptive machines that are manufactured, not assembled.