Kaitlyn Becker

Design and fabrication engineer, assistant professor at MIT, maker of squishy robot fingers for the deep sea, glassblower.

[Kaitlyn Becker @kaitpb]

Excited for the Soft Robotics: Matter, Structure, and Intelligence symposium (4.2) at #SES2025 tomorrow! We have a great lineup below. Thanks to our speakers for joining us in Atlanta and we’re looking forward to kicking off tomorrow morning in room 215!

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

Thanks to everyone for making the first RoboSoft Art Expo a success last night! We'll kick today off with a welcome from out general chairs, Cosimo Della Santina & Josie Hughes, at 8:45. See you there!

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

Meet us in the SG building for the Art Expo! Meet the artists and keep the conversation going!

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

We're excited to release our program for RoboSoft 2025!

Find our talks here: https://t.co/xVMJmP1nsM

All papers have a poster and either a lightning talk (1 min) or an oral (8 min). Follow the link for the schedule and information on the format.

See you soon in Lausanne!

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

We're excited to announce that the workshop schedule for April 23rd is set. Just under two months until the kickoff of RoboSoft 2025 and we can't wait to see you in Lausanne! https://t.co/iRIlD13K6m

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

Here is our workshop schedule at a glance. More information on our website!

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

Due to popular demand, we're giving a short (48hr) extension for Extended Abstracts and Rising Star Submissions! Please also note that these are not anonymous submissions.

New Deadline: Jan 17th at 9AM PST

The call for art & competition registration have also been extended.

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

🌟At RoboSoft 2025 we want so showcase the Rising Stars in our community! 🌟

Late stage PhD researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and early career professors are encouraged to submit applications by January 15th.

More info and submission form on our website!

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

Be Part of the Artistic Revolution at RoboSoft 2025! Do you have a creative project that blends art and technology? Or a keen eye for capturing the beauty of soft robotics? Now’s your chance to shine at RoboSoft 2025 Art Expo & Photography Exhibition!
https://t.co/v4uC156Tfm

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

We are glad to announce a deadline extension for RoboSoft 2025 papers and workshops. We hope this give IROS travelers the opportunity to still contribute.
•⁠ ⁠Contributed Papers: Oct 31st, 9 a.m. PST
•⁠ ⁠Workshops: Nov 8th, 9 a.m. PST
Thank you for the submissions so far!

[Xuanhe Zhao @ProfZhaoMIT]

Please help RT. MIT MechE @MIT @MITMechE has faculty openings, especially in Solid Mechanics and Manufacturing.
https://t.co/3k3jCiwKKb

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) in Cambridge, MA seeks candidates for tenure-track faculty positions starting July 1, 2025, or on a mutually agreed date thereafter. We seek candidates who will provide excellence and leadership in research, make substantial contributions to undergraduate and graduate education, and contribute to the growth of the MechE community. The search is for candidates to be hired at the assistant professor level; however, under special circumstances an untenured associate professor or senior faculty appointment is possible, commensurate with experience.

Applications in all areas of Mechanical Engineering will be considered, with a focus on mechanics and manufacturing. Corresponding topics within the focus areas include, but are not limited to:
- Mechanics: theoretical and computational mechanics of solid materials; coupled nonlinear phenomena in materials including damage and failure; materials design and discovery.
- Manufacturing: process design and development; production equipment, systems, robotics, and automation; AI- and data-driven manufacturing; sustainable and low-carbon manufacturing; semiconductor manufacturing; biomanufacturing.

Faculty duties include conducting original scholarly research, developing course materials and teaching courses in Mechanical Engineering and related subjects at the undergraduate and graduate levels, student advising, and service to the department and Institute.

Candidates must hold an earned Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a related field by the start date of employment. Candidates with full-time industry experience are encouraged to apply.

Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests (3 pages maximum), and a teaching and mentoring plan (1-2 pages). The teaching plan should highlight the candidate’s background and interests as related to core subjects in the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate curriculum. In addition, candidates should provide a broader impact statement (1-2 pages). The broader impact statement can cover topics including but not limited to service, contributions to the university community, and/or other means of supporting the educational environment and needs of industry for our graduates. Candidates should also include copies of no more than three publications and arrange for four individuals to submit letters of recommendation on their behalf. This information must be entered electronically at the following site: https://t.co/f6MI23QNPU.

Review of applications will begin in December 2024 and applications must be received by December 1, 2024. MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. We value diversity and strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration for employment based on their experience and qualifications and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. See MIT’s full policy on Nondiscrimination

(https://t.co/luXQpCBXXr). Know your rights. Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check, including possible verification of any findings of misconduct (or pending investigations) from prior employers.

This ad will also be posted at https://t.co/3k3jCiwKKb.

[Kaitlyn Becker @kaitpb]

Also featured in MIT News 😁 https://t.co/bH8eLORn55

[Kaitlyn Becker @kaitpb]

I’m super excited to share my lab's most recent collaboration with even in a paper in Glass Structures & Engineering: Additive manufacturing of interlocking glass masonry units https://t.co/z4jzXhq4dl

[IEEERoboSoft @IEEERoboSoft]

📅 Save the date 📅
What? RoboSoft 2025
When? April 23-26 
Where? Lausanne, Switzerland
https://t.co/MiqJTXe4O8

Paper submission deadline: 15th of October, 9AM PST

More information to follow soon.

[Kaitlyn Becker @kaitpb]

Congrats to Cat and Qifan for being finalists for best poster at RoboSoft this year - first student paper from the Fabrication-Integrated Design Lab! It can be hard to stick soft things together and have them stay stuck (IYKYK). Cat used flocking (fuzz) for mechanical bonds!

[Jie Yin @JieYinLab]

#2023SES @SocEngScience Conference Week Oct. 9-11. Welcome to stop by our exciting symposium 6-3 Soft Robotics: Matter, Structure, and Intelligence co-organized by @ProfSheilaRusso @ProfDanPreston @rltruby, @kaitpb and Wanliang. 56 great talks waiting for you to check out!

[Bolei Deng 邓博磊 @Bolei_Deng]

I’ll be joining @GeorgiaTech as an Assistant Professor in
@GTaerospace in Dec 2023! Immense gratitude to my PhD advisor Katia Bertoldi, my postdoc advisors @ProfZhaoMIT and Wojciech Matusik, and all my colleagues at @hseas, @MIT_CSAIL, @MITMechE, and elsewhere.

[Kaitlyn Becker @kaitpb]

Excited to be in London for the first time for my birthday and a week of robotics at #ICRA2023! Hope to you here! If we haven’t met in person yet, I stick out a bit with bright pink glasses and blond hair. 🤓

[MIT:REGRESSIONS @mitregressions]

Professor Strang gave his last Linear Algebra lecture today after 66 years at MIT.

Strang was among the first to upload his classes to MIT OpenCourseWare when it first came online in the early 2000s. His 18.06 lectures have been viewed millions of times around the world

[Kaitlyn Becker @kaitpb]

Excited for our 2.007 (design and mfg) students to show off the robots they built this semester. They’ll compete for points on this table and you can tune in starting at 6:30! https://t.co/vZEF2ddxzY