Roboticist, engineer, and maker. Research in soft robotics, wearable sensing, and smart materials.https://me.anthonywertz.com/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/waffle/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/waffle/Best paper at HRI '26 — a wearable system for robot-assisted feeding that reads natural cues like chewing and head movement to decide when to offer the next bite, built on custom Posey IMU hardware.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/notch/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/notch/Soft sensor arrays using variable-frequency notch filters for spatially-distributed sensing with minimal wiring.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/maker/kidsplay/https://me.anthonywertz.com/maker/kidsplay/A fun educational app built for the little ones.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/blog/welcome/https://me.anthonywertz.com/blog/welcome/I've migrated my portfolio from Jekyll to Astro. Here's a quick overview of what's new.Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/maker/homelab/https://me.anthonywertz.com/maker/homelab/Self-hosted infrastructure, networking, and server builds.Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/fricbot/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/fricbot/Exploring tunable friction for robotic sensing and locomotion.Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/friction/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/friction/Investigation of tunable friction materials for enhanced robotic functionality.Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/sencel/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/sencel/Sensing element for continuum bend measurement in soft robotic systems.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/tegsense/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/tegsense/Battery-free photoplethysmograph (PPG) powered by body heat captured using flexible thermoelectric generators (TEGs).Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/robolimb/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/robolimb/Design and fabrication of soft robotic limbs using smart materials.Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/ionm/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/ionm/Test apparatus design for characterizing material degradation in the presence of high-voltage fields.Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/posey/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/posey/A small form-factor IMU research platform designed for use in stroke rehabilitation and robotic feeding assistance.Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/horton/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/horton/Soft manipulator modeling, calibration and open-loop trajectory optimization.Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/datavis/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/datavis/Tool development for real-time and post-hoc data visualization and analytics.Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/tracir/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/tracir/Automated platform for validation of closed-loop physiologic monitoring and resuscitation.Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/riss-cabg/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/riss-cabg/Modeling of patient biometric data before, during, and after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to predict a patient's likelihood of postoperative acute renal failure.Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/riss-trafficking/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/riss-trafficking/Correlating multi-modal sex worker advertisement data to uncover and combat human trafficking.Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/riss-nn/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/riss-nn/Unsupervised segmentation of physiologic state during crash using convolutional autoencoders.Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/heme/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/heme/Investigation of patient personalization and data granularity in detection of hemorrhagic shock.Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/mcba/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/mcba/Video processing and analysis to correlate changes in microcirculation with disease state.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://me.anthonywertz.com/research/rtba/https://me.anthonywertz.com/research/rtba/Real-time detection of low SNR radionuclide threats.Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT