Self-assembling origami robots

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“An Untethered Miniature Origami Robot That Self-folds, Walks, Swims, and Degrades (http://shu21th.sakura.ne.jp/file/ICRA2015v26Final.pdf)”

by Shuhei Miyashita, Steven Guitron, Marvin Ludersdorfer, Cynthia R. Sung, and Daniela Rus (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?7713) from MIT and TU Munich, was presented yesterday at ICRA 2015 in Seattle.

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https://youtu.be/f0CluQiwLRg

Miniature origami robot self-folds, walks, swims, and degrades

Uploaded on May 28, 2015

"Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Does Cool Stuff, Dissolves Into Nothing (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/origami-robot-folds-itself-up-does-cool-stuff-dissolves-into-nothing)"

by Evan Ackerman
May 28, 2015

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https://youtu.be/ZVYz7g-qLjs

Robot Origami: Robot self-folds, walks, and completes tasks

Published on Jun 11, 2015


A team of MIT researchers have developed a printable origami robot that folds itself up from a flat sheet of plastic when heated and measures about a centimeter from front to back.

Weighing only a third of a gram, the robot can swim, climb an incline, traverse rough terrain, and carry a load twice its weight.

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https://youtu.be/Awufipq9JnQ

Origami robot swims, walks and dissolves

Published on Jun 12, 2015


Watch it self-fold, walk, and even swim. A tiny robot made of plastic can be "controlled" by an external magnetic field

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"Centimeter-long origami robot (http://news.mit.edu/2015/centimeter-long-origami-robot-0612)"
Controlled by magnetic fields, tiny robot climbs inclines, swims, and carries loads twice its weight.

by Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office
June 12, 2015

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https://youtu.be/3Waj08gk7v8

Ingestible origami robot

Published on May 12, 2016


Researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound.

"Ingestible origami robot (http://news.mit.edu/2016/ingestible-origami-robot-0512)"
Robot unfolds from ingestible capsule, removes button battery stuck to wall of simulated stomach.

by Larry Hardesty
May 12, 2016

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https://youtu.be/qTDHFKhuLnI

Stomach trouble? Try swallowing a robot

Published on Jul 18, 2016


A tiny, ingestible robot could be a new tool for healing serious stomach wounds. Researchers call it an “origami robot” because the accordion-shaped gadget is folded and frozen into an ice capsule, then unfolds after being swallowed. (July 19)

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Article "The Pill Robot Is Coming (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-04/the-pill-robot-is-coming)"
“The idea that you could repair a human body by swallowing something, instead of making cuts, is amazing,” says innovator Daniela Rus.

by Olga Kharif
August 4, 2016

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Article "Robot Pill Preventing Surgery? MIT Scientist Creates Tiny Magnet To Reduce Cutting During Medical Procedures (https://www.ibtimes.com/robot-pill-preventing-surgery-mit-scientist-creates-tiny-magnet-reduce-cutting-during-2398266)"

by Janice Williams
August 5, 2016