A combination of origami and electronic engineering has led to the development of a robot that simply folds itself up and walks away. Using paper and polystyrene, researchers from Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have built a robot that assembles itself in to a complex shape in just four minutes, and then scurries away wimout any human intervention. Described in Science, the technology demonstrates the potential to quickly and cheaply build sophisticated machines, automating much of the design and assembly process.
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