Jacob Segil /mechanical/ en Segil, Afference appears on Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries /mechanical/segil-afference-appears-freethinks-hard-reset-docuseries <span>Segil, Afference appears on Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-24T16:33:59-07:00" title="Friday, January 24, 2025 - 16:33">Fri, 01/24/2025 - 16:33</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-01/afference-haptic-tech.png?h=4732976b&amp;itok=lHp7kz_9" width="1200" height="800" alt="neural haptic technology developed by Afference"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/14"> All News </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/110"> Biomedical </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/369"> Entrepreneurship </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/339"> Faculty </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/333"> Research </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/106"> Robotics and Systems Design </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/622"> homepage news </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/631" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/391" hreflang="en">Homepage News</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/511" hreflang="en">Jacob Segil</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Watch <a href="/mechanical/jacob-segil" rel="nofollow">Jacob Segil</a>, CEO of Afference and research professor in the <a href="/mechanical" rel="nofollow">Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering</a>, showcase a new piece of haptic technology in an episode of Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries that will "redraw the borders of reality."</p> <div class="field_media_oembed_video"><iframe src="/mechanical/media/oembed?url=https%3A//youtu.be/KGDWtPeMpDs%3Ffeature%3Dshared&amp;max_width=516&amp;max_height=350&amp;hash=qDgU3iJ5qx3uzKO2cnQqsbptPHhmJ3fYvXvy5qgQd1A" width="516" height="290" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="A new class of haptic tech will redraw the borders of reality | Hard Reset"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Watch Jacob Segil, CEO of Afference and research professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, showcase a new piece of haptic technology in an episode of Freethink's Hard Reset docuseries that will "redraw the borders of reality."</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:33:59 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4375 at /mechanical Tom's Guide calls Segil, Afference "the future of digital touch" /mechanical/2025/01/15/toms-guide-calls-segil-afference-future-digital-touch <span>Tom's Guide calls Segil, Afference "the future of digital touch"</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-15T14:51:52-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 14:51">Wed, 01/15/2025 - 14:51</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-01/EYc5jHAui3EiUbXMm6biYD-1200-80.png?h=e4c65b60&amp;itok=t8NrAXMw" width="1200" height="800" alt="Digital haptics device, developed by Afference"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/14"> All News </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/110"> Biomedical </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/369"> Entrepreneurship </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/339"> Faculty </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/333"> Research </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/106"> Robotics and Systems Design </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/622"> homepage news </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/631" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/391" hreflang="en">Homepage News</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/511" hreflang="en">Jacob Segil</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Research Professor Jacob Segil is also the CEO of 91¸£ÀûÉç startup Afference. The company traveled to Las Vegas for this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to showcase what's being called "the new frontier" of spatial computing: a neural haptic ring that allows users to feel something even when touching nothing.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/i-just-found-spatial-computings-missing-link-the-afference-ring-is-the-future-of-digital-touch`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:51:52 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4371 at /mechanical Video: Membrane-Powered Prosthetics /mechanical/2021/09/08/video-membrane-powered-prosthetics <span>Video: Membrane-Powered Prosthetics</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-09-08T11:55:35-06:00" title="Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 11:55">Wed, 09/08/2021 - 11:55</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/screen_shot_2021-09-08_at_11.54.20_am.png?h=a1c5e61a&amp;itok=Th_Fx96V" width="1200" height="800" alt="Membrane-powered prosthetics"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/110"> Biomedical </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/333"> Research </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/383" hreflang="en">2021</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/391" hreflang="en">Homepage News</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/511" hreflang="en">Jacob Segil</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/501" hreflang="en">John Pellegrino</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/417" hreflang="en">Summer</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/567" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div>Researchers at 91¸£ÀûÉç and CU Anschutz teamed up with the Department of Veterans Affairs to use glucose from our body to power small medical devices. Mechanical engineering Professors <a href="/mechanical/node/268" rel="nofollow">John Pellegrino</a> and <a href="/mechanical/node/3297" rel="nofollow">Jacob Segil </a>are&nbsp;working with the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center to use this innovative approach and provide continuous power to limbs, pacemakers and insulin pumps.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><p class="text-align-center">[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_KFb_nhmRc]</p><p class="text-align-center">&nbsp;</p><p class="text-align-center">&nbsp;</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Mechanical Engineering professors teamed up with the Department of Veterans Affairs to use glucose from our body to power small medical devices.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:55:35 +0000 Anonymous 3363 at /mechanical