Stanford Seminar - Integrating interactive devices with the user's body

Stanford Online: University Courses & Lectures · Oct 21, 2026 · 1h 6m

February 9, 2024Pedro Lopes, University of ChicagoThe main question that drives my research is: what is the next interface paradigm that supersedes wearable devices? I argue that the new paradigm is one in which interactive devices will integrate with the user s body.Uploaded 01-03-24My way of engineering devices that intentionally borrow parts of the user s biology puts forward a new generation of miniaturized devices; allowing us to circumvent traditional physical constraints. For instance, in the case of my devices based on electrical muscle stimulation, they demonstrate how to circumvent…