Nathan Lazarus

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Nathan Lazarus is a leading researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, advanced manufacturing, and liquid-metal microfluidics. His work focuses on creating highly compliant, bio-inspired systems that replace rigid components with stretchable, conductive, and reconfigurable materials. A key contribution is the development of 3D-printed multi-scale fluidics for eutectic Gallium Indium (eGaIn), enabling the fabrication of liquid-metal devices with unprecedented feature sizes and complexity—work that has garnered significant attention for its potential in robotics, communications, and medicine. Lazarus is also known for pioneering soft, liquid-metal-based pumps, exemplified by his work on creating a “softer RoboSquid.” This project demonstrates pulsed jet propulsion using entirely compliant actuators, mimicking the powerful, efficient motion of squid to advance the field of soft robotics. With his most-cited papers already accumulating dozens of citations shortly after publication, Lazarus’s innovative fusion of materials science and bio-inspired design is establishing him as a rising authority in the next generation of soft, adaptive machines.