This mesh robot can hold a droplet of liquid while a magnetic field is on, then release it when the field is switched off In another example, the researchers made a large, flat sheet with more ...

The latest addition is a robot less than ... back into a flat sheet. Such is the craftiness of kirigami. “In origami, if you wanted to create three-dimensional shapes, usually you have to hide the ...

It might soon be relatively trivial to make soft robots — at least ... or rigid materials 3D-printed on to flexible and thin polycarbonate sheets. Much like insects, there are features that ...

which was made via 3D printing and encased in soft material. And it was likely based on a famed Disney character. “This robot’s style and other motions…were modeled after a given animated ...

Want to build your very own robot? It turns out all you might need is a little heat. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed 3D-printed robots that can ...

Possible applications for the robot 3D printer could include anything from rapid construction of new houses in disaster areas to the promise of building in space at some point. For now ...

A Stanford student built a robot dog similar to that used in the episode ... The miniature version, called the Stanford Pupper, was developed using a 3D printer, a PlayStation controller and ...