Scientists built flat sheet robots that can change shape and move without motors. They lock into 256 metabot forms using tiny ...
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US’ new robots can snap into hundreds of shapes, easily jump, crawl on tough terrains
A new type of robots developed from thin sheets of material can execute a wide variety of actions despite the fact that they ...
NC State engineers create flat robots that fold, crawl, and grasp objects without motors using smart materials.
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‘Metabots’ shapeshift from flat sheets into hundreds of structures
Researchers have created a class of robots made from thin sheets of material that can snap into hundreds of stable shapes – ...
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Magnetic ‘muscles’ turn origami into crawling robots that move and heal from within
NC State engineers 3D-print paper-thin magnetic muscles that turn origami robots into moving drug-delivery machines.
Researchers have developed a plant-based hydrogel to create shape-changing, navigable small-scale robots with potential applications in biomedicine, including conducting medical procedures such as ...
In a nutshell: Researchers have developed minuscule robots that can "assemble" and behave like a collective, building new shapes and tools. Inspired by nature, the team identified and developed the ...
Jamie Paik and her team of researchers at EPFL's School of Engineering have created an origami-like robot that can change shape, move around and interact with objects and people. By combining ...
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