Victoria Webster-Wood

Victoria Webster-Wood is an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, where she leads the Biohybrid and Organic Robotics Group (B.O.R.G). Her research integrates organic materials into robotics as structures, actuators, sensors, and controllers for biohybrid robots and prosthetics.

Education:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2017)
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2013)
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2012)

Research Interests focus on biohybrid robotics, biologically inspired systems, soft robotics, additive manufacturing, biomechanics, and computational modeling. Her work spans applications in medical robotics, micro/nano manufacturing, and environmental monitoring.

Scientific Awards include being named to ASME’s 2025 MechE Watch List and awarded MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 (2023).

Collaborations involve projects like neurodegenerative disease therapy tools and soft robotic tactile sensors for manufacturing, supported by the Manufacturing Futures Institute and NextManufacturing Center.