Friday 15 August 2014

Small, origami-inspired pop-up robots function autonomously

ROBO SPACE
Small, origami-inspired pop-up robots function autonomously
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 11, 2014 - Inspired by the traditional Japanese art form of Origami or "folding paper," researchers have developed a way to coax flat sheets of composite materials to self-fold into complex robots that crawl and turn. "We demonstrated this process by building a robot that folds itself and walks away without human assistance," said Sam Felton, a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University's School of Engine ... more


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