17758013020 Chen Chen
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17816169069 Jinglin Jian
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Takao Someya
Dr. Takao Someya is Executive Director and Vice President (responsibility: start-up, capitalization of knowledge) and Professor at the University of Tokyo. He is recognized as an inventor of electronic skins, which was featured in TIME Magazine as one of the best inventions of the year in 2005. He earned his doctorate in engineering from the University of Tokyo and held additional positions as Global Scholar at Princeton University, GlobalFoundaries Visiting Professor at National University of Singapore, and Hans Fisher Senior Fellow at Technical University of Munich. He served as Dean of Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, AY2020-2022. He is the 2024 President of the Materials Research Society (MRS) in the US.
Exploring electronic skins: from the past to the future
Takao Someya
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, 7- 3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8656 Tokyo, Japan (someya@ee.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
Abstract
The scope of flexible and stretchable electronics is expanding beyond robotics to include human applications, drawing increased attention for its potential contributions to personalized healthcare. Efforts to mimic the functionalities of human skin have led to the creation of electronic skins for robots, designed to detect pressure and thermal distribution simultaneously. Advances in conformability have facilitated the extension of electronic skin to human bodies, reaching a stage where an ultrathin semiconductor membrane can be directly affixed to the skin. This seamless and conformal integration of electronics with the human skin allows for the continuous monitoring of health conditions. The ultimate objective of electronic skin is to non-invasively measure human activities under natural conditions, fostering interactive reinforcement between electronic skin and human skin. In this presentation, I will assess recent progress in stretchable thin-film electronics, discussing both challenges and the future potential of electronic skin.
