Origami Self Folding Robots
In prior work rus demaine and wood developed an algorithm that could automatically convert any digitally specified 3 d shape into an origami folding pattern.
Origami self folding robots. The researchers are exploring origami structures as an alternative to 4d printing since these self folding robots would only require a laser cutting machine or even a cheap vinyl cutter to create. June 30 2015 june 13 2018. The design of the new robot was intended to demonstrate not only the possibility of motion generation but also the ability to perform the two folds necessary to produce arbitrary shapes. Origami robots can not only walk but swim climb and carry twice their body weight granted the robot only weighs a third of a gram.
3 minutes share tweet email print. The self folded robots right use vibration motors and embedded sensors to slowly navigate. The robots autonomously detach from one another middle by heating the smp layer with an electrical current and then self fold their legs standing up in the process. The self folding crawling robot in three stages.