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Origami robot can fold itself and walk away


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Microrobotics engineers have built a robot that is both mobile and capable of folding itself in to shape.

Developed at Harvard University, the real-life Transformer consists of a butterfly-shaped net of panels that the robot can manipulate in to a shape that enables it to shamble along using two battery-powered microcircuits attached to each side.

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That's neat!

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needs work

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A lot of design went into this for the locomotion to be so poor. Good POC but some thought needs to be given to the "leg" movement. Overall, cool project.

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The objective is to used it on Earthquakes yet it will really be used for War! Then they shall create GALVATRON!!!

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