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We present an approach to achieve highly responsive structural color utilizing dual-band porous silicon rugate filter metamaterials combined with dichromatic laser illumination. Spatiotemporally resolved sensing experiments are reported. 

We discuss novel human-centered intelligent spaces, specifically robotic elements which form the core of an interactive room that physically reconfigures: a robot-room. The proposed robot-room represents an advance in human-centered computing whereby human interaction is within a machine that physically envelops us. We discuss the motivation for such robot-rooms, and present initial work aimed at their physical realization. 

Abstract Dynamic and responsive structural color devices present promising opportunities for sensing and display technologies, with applications including point‐of‐care diagnostics, portable/wearable sensors, and low‐power full‐color displays. However, it is often difficult to generate a large and quantitatively meaningful colorimetric response especially toward weak stimuli. Here, dual‐band hyperchromatic structural color (HSC) is presented as an approach to overcome these challenges. Within this framework, a dual‐band mesoporous silicon rugate filter metamaterial co‐designed is experimentally realized for use with a dichromatic (red/green) illuminant. This is shown to enable an amplified red‐to‐green color transition with a substantially smaller wavelength shift than conventional structural color devices, Δλ ≪ |λ_G–λ_R|, as well as a direct quantitative mapping between the observed chromaticity and the input stimulus. This approach is experimentally demonstrated for the spatiotemporally resolved sensing of refractometric stimuli including small‐molecules and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with a ≈0.08 nm equivalent spectral resolution. This approach is entirely scanning‐free, enabled by simple color imaging, and does not require advanced spectroscopic (hyperspectral) imaging or interferometric imaging to obtain meaningful quantitative and spatiotemporally resolved information pertaining to the sensor's attributes. These results demonstrate dual‐band HSC as a promising approach for realizing low‐cost and high performance dynamic structural color devices and sensors.