Project Description

Date

2019–Present
This is a survey project that aims to understand why, what, and how designers make kinetic objects.

Publications

Fabricating Kinetic Objects with 3D Printable Spring-Based Mechanisms for Interactivity

Liang He

UW CS PhD Dissertation 2022

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We design, build, and evaluate new interactive tools and techniques to address pressing societal challenges. Makeability refers both to how our technological innovations make new abilities possible for humans as well as our educational mission to help students gain new abilities as they learn and grow through research, invention, and human-centered design.

Recent News

Dec. 10, 2025

Project Sidewalk Awarded Mapillary Camera Grant

Dec. 08, 2025

Distinguished Lecture at UMN CRAY Colloquium

Nov. 13, 2025

Goodbye to Yotam

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