3D-printed self-folding electronics, CSAIL, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Developer - MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?5375)

Researcher - Subramanian Sundaram (https://www.linkedin.com/in/subramaniansundaram)

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https://youtu.be/H9we1J1sQuo

Toward self-folding robots

Published on Sep 12, 2017


Researchers report a new technique for printing electronics that can fold themselves into a predetermined shape. The development, reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, could lead to new ways for people to interact with machines and even create self-folding robots.

For more information, read the research abstract:
“3D-printed Self-folding Electronics”
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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https://youtu.be/qOW8GrAIvzY

Self-folding printable structures

Published on Sep 13, 2017


A team of researchers from MIT and Umass Amherst have designed 3-D printed structures that can fold themselves up without any outside stimulus, and the folding begins the instant it is peeled off the printing platform.

Article "“Peel-and-go” printable structures fold themselves (https://news.mit.edu/2017/peel-and-go-printable-structures-fold-themselves-0913)"
Expanding polymer enables self-folding without heating or immersion in water.

by Larry Hardesty
September 13, 2017

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https://youtu.be/8mFJSxBEbt0

Transforming robots with origami exoskeletons

Published on Sep 27, 2017

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"Robotic metamorphosis by origami exoskeletons (https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/2/10/eaao4369)"

by Shuhei Miyashita, Steven Guitron, Shuguang Li, Daniela Rus1
September 27, 2017:

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Article "“Superhero” robot wears different outfits for different tasks (https://news.mit.edu/2017/superhero-robot-wears-different-outfits-different-tasks-0927)"
Shape-shifting device from CSAIL can walk, roll, sail, and glide using recyclable exoskeletons.

by Adam Conner-Simons and Rachel Gordon
September 27, 2017

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https://youtu.be/6_9ySKGPeS4

Robot uses exoskeletons to float and fly

Published on Sep 28, 2017


This versatile bot clads itself in different exoskeletons that let it tackle unique environmental challenges.