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Self-assembling robots that fold themselves and then walk away

Harvard researchers interested in creating self-assembling electromechanical systems are building miniature robots from a few motors, polystyrene sheets, and some paper.  Inspired by origami and copying some of the properties of the kid’s toy Shrinky Dinks, the team created robots that start … Continue reading

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