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Flexible Soft Robot
Researchers from Harvard University led by George M. Whitesides have created a 5 inch soft robot. The robot has air pumped into it that allows it to slither or crawl. The robot is made out of elastomeric polymers and modeled on squid, starfish and other creatures that do not have internal skeletons. Soft robots are [...]
Harvard Swarmbots
Researchers at Harvard University recently unveiled Kilobot, a low cost robot for use in swarm or group robotics. The robot costs around $14 each to make. The robots use a coin cell battery and 2 vibration motors to move. Using a wide angle infrared transceiver, the robots can communicate with each other. Using an overhead [...]
Shape Shifting Material
Science researchers in Massachusetts have developed a material that can shape shift or fold in an origami fashion. From the Harvard University press release: The sheet, a thin composite of rigid tiles and elastomer joints, is studded with thin foil actuators (motorized switches) and flexible electronics. The demonstration material contains twenty-five total actuators, divided into [...]