Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory
micro.seas.harvard.edu/research
Daniela Rus
Samuel Felton
https://youtu.be/03C6GA__onw
Robot Self-Assembly by Folding: A Printed Inchworm Robot
Published on May 7, 2013
https://youtu.be/DIA7f8YMVKwQuote:
Presented at ICRA 2013 by Samuel M. Felton, Michael T. Tolley, Cagdas D. Onal, Daniela Rus, and Robert J. Wood from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Read more at
Article "This Crawling Inchworm Robot Can Be Printed Out and Folds Itself"
by Evan Ackerman
May 7, 2013
Self-folding with shape memory composites
Published on Jul 15, 2013
Quote:
This video shows several flat composite structures folding into a predetermined shape when heated by an electric current.
https://youtu.be/G4q0_0dKiKg
Robot Folds Itself and Walks Away
Published on Aug 7, 2014
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Printable, self-folding robot created by Harvard and MIT researchers. Learn more:
Article "Self-Folding Origami Robot Goes From Flat to Walking in Four Minutes"
by Evan Ackerman
August 7, 2014
"Origami robot folds itself up, crawls away"
Prototype made almost entirely of printable parts demonstrates crucial capabilities of reconfigurable robots.
by Larry Hardesty
August 7, 2014
"Robot folds itself up and walks away"
August 7, 2014
https://youtu.be/1M-vQdyY6OE
Self-folding robots
Published on Aug 11, 2014
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The Harvard Microrobotics Lab has recently demonstrated a self-folding robot capable of assembling itself from a flat configuration and walking away.
https://youtu.be/bdRyQOjphzU
Battery free folding robots
Published on Jul 19, 2017
"Wireless magnetic fields and actuator “muscles” allow folding robots to move without batteries"Quote:
Wireless, battery-free folding robots are powered by electromagnetic fields, enabling them to move without bulky batteries.
by Lindsay Brownell
July 19, 2017