From comfort on the skin to stable battery temperatures, reliable sensors, and realistic haptics, the next generation of wearables and AI enabled robotics depends on getting material performance right, early in development and validated through to production.
In this webinar, we break down a practical materials testing roadmap for robotics and wearables, connecting key thermophysical and thermo mechanical properties to real design decisions. We start with thermal conductivity and thermal effusivity in textiles, soft goods, elastomers, foams, adhesives, and layered stacks, explaining how these properties influence perceived “cool touch”, thermal comfort, heat spreading, and insulation performance. We then move into thermal management inside compact systems, including electronics housings, heat paths from sensors to processors, and thermal interface materials (TIMs) used in battery packs and electronic assemblies, where accurate thermal conductivity and interface performance data directly impacts reliability and safety.
Next, we cover how complementary thermal analysis methods build a more complete picture of material behavior across operating conditions:
STA and DSC for identifying thermal transitions and stability, including glass transition temperature (Tg), melting and crystallization behavior, decomposition, oxidation, and aging indicators that can affect long term performance in polymers, composites, and encapsulants.
TMA for thermal expansion and dimensional change, supporting tolerance stack ups, sealing performance, adhesion reliability, and mismatch risk across bonded assemblies, flexible circuits, and multi material builds.
DMA for viscoelastic behavior that drives “feel” and functional performance, including stiffness (storage modulus), damping (loss factor), fatigue response, and temperature dependent mechanical changes that matter for soft robotics skins, compliant mechanisms, wearable enclosures, straps, gaskets, and haptic interfaces.
Throughout the session, we tie each property and method to common engineering questions in robotics and wearables, such as how to select skin contact materials that feel right, how to manage heat in tight packaging, how to reduce failure risk from thermal expansion mismatch, how to design for durability under cycling, and how to validate materials against real use environments including temperature swings and moisture exposure. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for choosing the right tests, interpreting results, and integrating material data into a faster path from prototype to reliable, field ready products.
Keywords: wearables, robotics, humanoid robots, AI robots, smart watch materials, smart ring materials, AR headset materials, VR headset materials, haptics, haptic materials, thermal conductivity, thermal effusivity, cool touch, textile thermal effusivity, textile thermal conductivity, soft goods testing, elastomers, silicones, foams, adhesives, composites, layered stacks, thermal management, heat spreading, thermal pathways, electronics thermal management, battery pack thermal management, thermal interface materials, TIM testing, thermal resistance, interface performance, STA, simultaneous thermal analysis, DSC, differential scanning calorimetry, TMA, thermomechanical analysis, DMA, dynamic mechanical analysis, glass transition temperature, Tg, thermal expansion, coefficient of thermal expansion, CTE, viscoelasticity, damping, storage modulus, loss modulus, tan delta, fatigue testing, durability, aging, oxidation, decomposition, dimensional stability, polymer characterization, material selection, reliability engineering, electronics assemblies
This webinar aired on February 19, 2026 2:00 pm GMT-4.
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