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Bake your own robot: MIT demonstrates printable robots that self-assemble when heated

on Jun 1, 2014 | 0 comments

By Jessica Davies

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has unveiled its latest wave of robot innovation – a new set of algorithms and electronic components that could enable printable robots that respond and move to heat.

The concept of printable robots that can be assembled from parts produced by 3D printers has been a subject of deep interest at MIT for some time, and has recently seen the introduction of ‘bakable robots’ earlier this year.

Now professors there have unveiled their next stage of creative design in two papers, in which they seek to demonstrate the promise of printable robotic components that, when Read full story ›

Source: The Drum