Jamie Paik, Director and Founder of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), is pioneering the field of human-adaptive robotic systems. Her groundbreaking work in self-morphing robots represents a paradigm shift in how robots can naturally integrate into human environments. At RRL, she leads interdisciplinary research combining innovative design, advanced manufacturing, and intelligent control systems to create robots that transform their physical architecture in response to human needs. Her lab’s developments have revolutionized applications across medical assistance, automotive interfaces, space exploration, and wearable technology, with research featured in Nature, Science, and IEEE Transactions in Robotics. This impact extends to industry through RRL’s technology integration into Mercedes’ concept car Avatar, demonstrating how transformable robotics can enhance human-machine interfaces in everyday scenarios.
