Sumbrella

The Sumbrella is an aesthetically ethereal, and behaviourally friendly, soft robotic garment. Constructed with sequenced origami units and gentle inflating mechanisms it morphs shape in response to social conditions, sweeping away from or cocooning the wearer.

Awards

1st place in Functional Fashion Competition at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.

Collaborators

Thanks to Loong Yi Lee, Ajmal Roshan, Richard Suphapol Diteesawat, Yael Zekaria, Edith-Clare Hall and Nahian Rahman at Bristol Robotics Laboratory.