Taylor Tabb

Creative technologist, researcher, and studio leader working across human-computer interaction, materials, hardware, and public-facing experiments.

Experience

Managing DirectorSPAK! Studio

Directs multidisciplinary teams creating first-of-their-kind products, experiments, and experiences for technology and consumer brands.

Adjunct ProfessorStanford d.school

Co-created Wild Ways of Making, giving students a hands-on framework for experimental materials, fabrication, and unconventional processes.

Associate Principal ResearcherFuture Technologies Group, Accenture Labs

Led multidisciplinary HCI research that produced five peer-reviewed papers, two patents, and a CHI Best Paper Honorable Mention.

Cast MemberBaking Impossible, Netflix

Built edible robots, garments, vehicles, and structures across an eight-episode Netflix Top 10 series named one of TIME's five best new shows of October 2021.

Creative TechnologistDeeplocal

Delivered one-of-a-kind hardware-software experiences for Google, Nike, Tile, and others at CES, the Super Bowl, and public events worldwide.

ResearcherSchool of Computer Science

At the Morphing Matter Lab, co-developed ModiFiber as an undergraduate; the work was published by the Association for Computing Machinery at CHI 2019.

Toy EngineerMattel

Managed design changes, playtesting, and global manufacturing for a collector line of die-cast toys.

Education

M.S. Mechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Focus: Human-Computer Interaction.

B.S. Mechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Papers & Patents

Google Scholar
Advancing HCI with Neuromorphic Technology: Guidelines for Designing User-Friendly Developer Tools for Neuromorphic Development Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · Paper Method of manufacturing transient electronics US Patent Application 18/241,304 · Patent Wearable energy storage with MXene textile supercapacitors for real world use Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11 (7), 3514-3523 · Paper Functional destruction: Utilizing sustainable materials' physical transiency for electronics applications Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · Paper 3D printed energy return elements for upper limb sports prosthetics Prosthesis 5 (1), 13-34 · Paper A qualitative study on the expectations and concerns around voice and gesture interactions in vehicles Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2155-2171 · Paper 3D printed attachment devices for electronics US Patent Application 18/105,454 · Patent ModiFiber: Two-way morphing soft thread actuators for tangible interaction Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · Paper

Selected Media

designboom Farmboard brings farm-core aesthetics to circuit designdesignboom Footprints: sneakers with built-in inkjet cartridgesYanko Design Footprints: Converse mid-tops that print on the goMake Scrubber Spotify hand-wash timerHackster Big Mouth Billy Bass as an Arduino-controlled platformTechSpot Scrubber: a Spotify-connected hand-washing timerHackster Cheeseborg: the grilled-cheese-making robotHackaday Cheeseborg: an IoT grilled-cheese robotRaspberry Pi Official Magazine Cheeseborg project showcaseArduino Blog Cheeseborg is a voice-controlled robot