Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio

Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio
Born
Rebecca Krone Kramer
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
ThesisSoft Active Materials for Actuation, Sensing, and Electronics (2012)

Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio is an engineer and professor at Princeton University who is known for her work on robotics. She received the Alan T. Waterman Award in 2024.

Education and career

Kramer-Bottiglio received her B.S. from Johns Hopkins University in 2007. In 2008 she received an M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2012.[1] After Harvard University she moved to Purdue University as an assistant professor before moving to Yale University in 2017. In 2019 Kramer-Bottiglio was named the John J. Lee Professor of Engineering at Yale University.[2] As of July 2026 she is a professor at Princeton University in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering.[3]

Research

Kramer-Bottiglio is known for her work on robotics, specifically focusing on robots that change their structure depending on the task needed.[4][5][6] She led the development of a robot that is able to move in the water and on land.[7][8] She has also worked on robots that can remove portions of their structure, if needed.[9]

Awards and honors

Kramer-Bottiglio received a PECASE award in 2019.[10] In 2024 Kramer-Bottiglio received the Alan T. Waterman Award from the United States' National Science Foundation.[11]

Selected publications

  • Kramer, Rebecca K.; Boley, J. William; Stone, Howard A.; Weaver, James C.; Wood, Robert J. (2014-01-21). "Effect of Microtextured Surface Topography on the Wetting Behavior of Eutectic Gallium–Indium Alloys". Langmuir. 30 (2): 533–539. doi:10.1021/la404356r. ISSN 0743-7463.
  • Kramer, Rebecca K.; Majidi, Carmel; Wood, Robert J. (2013-11-13). "Masked Deposition of Gallium‐Indium Alloys for Liquid‐Embedded Elastomer Conductors". Advanced Functional Materials. 23 (42): 5292–5296. doi:10.1002/adfm.201203589. ISSN 1616-301X.
  • Shih, Benjamin; Shah, Dylan; Li, Jinxing; Thuruthel, Thomas G.; Park, Yong-Lae; Iida, Fumiya; Bao, Zhenan; Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca; Tolley, Michael T. (2020-04-15). "Electronic skins and machine learning for intelligent soft robots". Science Robotics. 5 (41). doi:10.1126/scirobotics.aaz9239. hdl:11382/575157. ISSN 2470-9476.
  • Woodman, Stephanie J.; Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca (2025-05-05). "Stretchable Shape Sensing and Computation for General Shape-Changing Robots". Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems. 8 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1146/annurev-control-030123-013355. ISSN 2573-5144.

References

  1. ↑ "The Faboratory at Yale University at Professor Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio". www.eng.yale.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio appointed the Lee Professor of Engineering | Yale News". news.yale.edu. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio appointed professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering". mae.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  4. ↑ Wolfgang, Ezra (September 29, 2018). "Yale researchers develop 'robotic skins' that bring objects to life". ABC News. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  5. ↑ Booth, Joran W.; Shah, Dylan; Case, Jennifer C.; White, Edward L.; Yuen, Michelle C.; Cyr-Choiniere, Olivier; Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca (2018-09-19). "OmniSkins: Robotic skins that turn inanimate objects into multifunctional robots". Science Robotics. 3 (22). doi:10.1126/scirobotics.aat1853. ISSN 2470-9476.
  6. ↑ Eschner, Kat (2018-09-20). "Slipping into this 'skin' turns any object into a robot". Popular Science. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  7. ↑ Weir-Yale, William (2022-10-13). "Turtle robot can travel on land and in water". Futurity. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  8. ↑ Baines, Robert; Patiballa, Sree Kalyan; Booth, Joran; Ramirez, Luis; Sipple, Thomas; Garcia, Andonny; Fish, Frank; Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca (2022-10-13). "Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis". Nature. 610 (7931): 283–289. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05188-w. ISSN 0028-0836.
  9. ↑ Ackerman, Evan (July 13, 2024). "Soft Body Robots Amputates and Reattaches Its Own Legs - IEEE Spectrum". spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  10. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". White House Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Briefings / Washington. July 2, 2019. ProQuest 2250997953.
  11. ↑ "The Alan T. Waterman Award - Office of the Director (OD) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
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