Roxana Carbonell
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Roxana Carbonell is a rising innovator at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and soft robotics. Her primary research focuses on design for additive manufacturing (AM), particularly leveraging novel vat photopolymerization (VPP) processes to create complex, functional soft robotic systems. Her most cited work, "Design for Additive Manufacturing of Pneumatic Soft Robotics via a Large-Scale, High-Viscosity Vat Photopolymerization Process" (2023), introduces a groundbreaking approach to fabricating PneuNet-style bending actuators. By adapting design principles for high-viscosity photopolymer resins, Carbonell enables the production of large-scale, monolithic soft robots with intricate internal channels—overcoming traditional fabrication constraints. This contribution is pivotal for scaling soft robotics from lab prototypes to practical applications in medical devices, industrial grippers, and exploration tools. With her work already garnering early citations, Carbonell is establishing herself as a key voice in the next generation of manufacturing-driven robotics, demonstrating how process innovation can unlock new design freedoms and performance capabilities.
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