Kiri-Spoon: A kirigami utensil for robot-assisted feeding

Maya Keely, Brandon Franco, Casey Grothoff, Rajat Kumar Jenamani, Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Dylan P. Losey, Heramb Nemlekar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, New York, Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles

The International Journal of Robotics Research

Published online on December 24, 2025

Abstract

The International Journal of Robotics Research, Ahead of Print.
For millions of adults with mobility limitations, eating meals is a daily challenge. A variety of robotic systems have been developed to address this societal need. These robots serve as a proxy for the human’s arm: the user inputs the food they want to ...