Electroadhesive Auxetics as Programmable Layer Jamming Skins for Formable Crust Shape Displays

Ahad M. Rauf,Jack S. Bernardo,Sean Follmer,Ahad M. Rauf,Jack S. Bernardo,Sean Follmer

Shape displays are a class of haptic devices that enable whole-hand haptic exploration of 3D surfaces. However, their scalability is limited by the mechanical complexity and high cost of traditional actuator arrays. In this paper, we propose using electroadhesive auxetic skins as a strain-limiting layer to create programmable shape change in a continuous (“formable crust”) shape display. Auxetic s...