Co-designing Bio-Robotics with Smart Textiles, Social Justice, and Arts

Full day workshop at BioRob 2026 conference

08:30 – 08:50: Social-Minded Co-Design of Wearable Robotics: A Case Study (Vivian Mushahwar)
08:50 – 09:10: Nature as a Source of Inspiration for Robotics (Michael Tolley)
09:10 – 09:30: Building Active Fibres for Wearable Robotics (Dan Sameoto)
09:30 – 10:00: Student Poster 3MT: Rapid-Fire Presentations
10:00 – 10:30: Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

10:30 – 10:50: Sensor Fibres for Intelligent Garments (Anastasia Elias)
10:50 – 11:10: Textiles for soft and wearable robots (Vanessa Sanchez)
11:10 – 11:30: Control Strategies Based on Motion Intent (Ehsan Hashemi)
11:30 – 12:00: Designing a Responsible Co-Design Framework (Taymy Caso, Samuel Smith-Ackerl)
13:00 – 13:20: Cut-Pile Textiles as Transformative Substrates for Wearable Electronics (Tricia Carmichel)
13:20 – 13:40: Continual machine learning in human interaction with wearable technologies (Patrick Pilarski)
13:40 – 14:00: The effect of Q angle and stance width on biomechanically informed trouser pattern making (Leila Kelleher)
14:00 – 14:20: Human-Centred SmartWear: Designing With People, Not Just For Them (Chloe Angus)
14:20 – 14:50: Student Poster 3MT: Rapid-Fire Presentations
14:50 – 15:20: Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

15:20 – 15:40: Power from the Buttons of Your Clothing (Lingzi Sang)
15:40 – 16:00: Wireless Charging Integrated into Smartwear (Rashid Mirzavand)
16:00 – 16:20: The Arts of Robotics (Marilène Oliver)
16:20 – 16:30: Conversation with a Robot (Performance): Co-Creation by Co-Existence: Some Things I’ve Learned by Living with a Learning Machine (Dylan & ORBiE)