Saurabh Mhatre

Harvard University Press, Harvard University

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Saurabh Mhatre is a researcher at the intersection of mechanical design, materials science, and digital fabrication, with a focus on creating adaptive, intelligent structures. His work explores how geometry and material behavior can be harnessed to produce novel mechanical responses, particularly through auxetic surfaces and folded geometries. Mhatre’s most cited paper, “Non-Linear Matters: Auxetic Surfaces” (2017, 7 citations), investigates auxetic structures—materials that expand when stretched—and their non-linear buckling behavior, which enables tunable actuation, porosity, and negative Poisson’s ratios. This research addresses a critical gap in scaling such structures beyond the 10 mm² limit, opening new possibilities for reversible, programmable materials. In “CREASE: Synchronous gait by minimizing actuation through folded geometry” (2020, 2 citations), he applies principles of origami-inspired folding to robotics, demonstrating how geometric design can reduce actuation complexity while achieving coordinated movement. Mhatre’s work is notable for its interdisciplinary approach, bridging computation, fabrication, and material science to create solutions for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. His contributions offer a foundation for future innovations in soft robotics, deployable structures, and smart materials.