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Origami-inspired robot built from printable polymers uses electric current to move
With their ability to shapeshift and manipulate delicate objects, soft robots could work as medical implants, deliver drugs ...
Soft robots aim to move and change shape smoothly, but they often rely on bulky motors or external systems. To overcome this, ...
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Princeton-built 3D-printed soft robot moves and folds using heat, not motors
A paper crane that flaps its wings without a single motor inside it sounds like a magic trick. But engineers at Princeton ...
Robot that moves without motors, folding like origami & powered by heat, hints at a new way to design machines that work ...
How can soft robots be enhanced while reducing the need for gears and motors? This is what a recent study published in ...
Researchers are looking for ways to avoid rigid robot joints. One possibility is to deform material specifically through heat ...
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Origami reduced robot parts by 75% in real surgeries
Origami is no longer just art—it has become a powerful engineering tool. Scientists are using folding patterns to design surgical devices, space structures, and even bulletproof materials. A single ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
US engineers develop soft robots that move without motors using liquid crystal elastomers and embedded electronics.
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