Origami Robot

New Origami Robot: Climbs, Swims, and Carries Loads Twice its Weight

New Origami Robot: Climbs, Swims, and Carries Loads Twice its Weight

At the recent International Conference on Robotics and Automation, MIT researchers presented 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 […]