My research in wearable technology and electronic textiles focuses on creating interactive garments and textile-based interfaces that seamlessly integrate computation with everyday objects and clothing. This work spans multiple institutions including MIT Media Lab and encompasses projects from basic electronic textile techniques to complete interactive garment systems.
Developing clothing that responds to and interacts with users through:
Motion and gesture sensing
Embedded computation
Novel interaction paradigms
Creating new ways to integrate electronics with fabrics:
Conductive embroidery techniques
Flexible circuit design
Textile-based sensors
Innovating flexible and durable electronic components:
Stretchable interconnects
Textile-compatible components
Washable electronics
An interactive musical garment that allows wearers to create music through movement and gesture. The jacket demonstrates the integration of complex sensing and interaction in a fully wearable form factor.
Novel approaches to embedding light-emitting elements in textiles, creating dynamic, interactive fabric displays while maintaining textile properties.
Pioneering techniques for creating electronic circuits through traditional embroidery methods. This foundational work established new approaches for integrating computation with textiles.
Key innovations:
Conductive thread circuit patterns
Machine-embroidered electronic components
Washable electronic textiles
Exploring traditional textile patterns as interfaces for electronic systems. This project merges cultural textile traditions with modern interaction design.
A large-scale interactive textile surface that demonstrates the scalability of e-textile techniques to furniture and environmental interfaces.
Development of reliable, flexible interconnects for wearable systems that can withstand the mechanical demands of clothing.
Post, E.R., et al. "E-broidery: Design and fabrication of textile-based computing"
Post, E.R., Orth, M. "Smart Fabric, or Wearable Clothing"
Post, E.R., et al. "E-broidery: Design and fabrication of textile-based computing"
Orth, M., Post, R., Cooper, E. "Fabric Computing Interfaces"