Recently, an edible battery constituted only by food-grade materials was developed. 🔋 As part of EDISENS, we assessed the feasibility of adopting such battery to power up traditional electronics. The results? Check out our latest paper 👇 ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum…

Our perspective paper on edible robots is out!

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#Robot #food could reduce electronic waste, help deliver nutrition and medicines, monitor health & more. But how far are we from having an edible robot for lunch? Find out in this article featuring EPFL prof. Dario Floreano, head of the RoboFood project. actu.epfl.ch/news/robots-au…

How close are we to having a fully edible #robot for lunch or dessert? And what are the challenges? You can find the answers to these questions in this layperson-friendly EPFL news about our new perspective in NatRevMaterials. actu.epfl.ch/news/robots-au…

A new paper about edible energy sources is out! To demonstrate its application in real life, this edible battery was successfull in powering a bluetooth IoT module. 🔋 The work also received support from EDISENS!! Check it out!! 👇👇👇

We've uncovered that activated carbon can be used as a functional layer in temperature sensors for edible electronics. 🌡️🍽️ This could revolutionize safe, ingestible tech! #Innovation #EdibleElectronics #TechNews #Research Read the full paper: ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum…

I had a great time delivering my invited talk at IEEE IFETC 2024! It was an honor to share the initial findings of EDISENS and connect with brilliant minds in the field. #IFETC2024 #IEEE #TechInnovation

Just presented my work on edible electronics at IEEE Sensors 2024 in Kobe! Exciting to share insights from the #EDISENS project and discuss how #sensors can reshape the future of food tech and health monitoring. Grateful for the feedback and engaging discussions! #IEEESensors2024

A new collaboration work is out!! Check it out!!

Valerio presenting his EDISENS fellowship at the DFM Workshop 2024 in Bormio - Italy! Exciting discussions on the future of edible electronics!! edisensproject.eu/news

An edible electrochemical transistor from the coloring crystals in toothpaste! Here Alessandro Luzio describe a method to process copper phthalocyanine from solution to realize safe-to-ingest transistors with volumetric capacitance. European Research Council (ERC) IIT advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

Excited to be in Singapore for IEEE #FLEPS2025! I'll be co-chairing a special session on #EdibleElectronics—join us to explore the future of flexible and ingestible tech! linkedin.com/posts/valerio-…

RoboCake, a wedding cake animated by hugging jelly bears and chocolate batteries, unveiled at the Swiss Pavilion in @Expo2025Japan actu.epfl.ch/news/robotics-… designed and cooked by EPFL IIT EHL Hospitality Business School funded by the European project @Robo_Food

RoboCake unvelied at World Explo in Osaka! We put some delicious chocolate batteries on it! IIT

I had the pleasure of presenting my work and taking part in the world’s first tasting of the robocake (yes, that’s it next to me!) at Osaka Expo 2025 in the Swiss Pavilion. It’s not every day you can say you ate a battery! IIT RoboFood PME - Printed and Molecular Electronics Dario Floreano #EXPO2025

I am excited to share a new achievement from the Edisens project: a podcast with Wired Italia!!! Starting Sept 7th

Episode 1/6 of Edisens Podcast is now live!!! And this episode is all about our project!!!♥️ Enjoy and stay tuned for episode 2/6 next week!!

🎙️ The 2nd episode of our Podcast is out! This time we talk with Mario Caironi to ask an unexpected yet surprisingly frequent question: what does an edible battery taste like? 🔋Find out the answer in this episode! wired.it/article/podcas… PME - Printed and Molecular Electronics Wired Italia IIT

4° episodio del podcast di Wired Un giorno mangeremo robot, in collaborazione con l’IIT, parliamo di robot per coltivare Marte insieme a Isabella Fiorello coord. del gruppo Biohybrid Machines all'Univ. di Friburgo. Ai 🎙️Valerio Annese marta abbà wired.it/article/podcas…