We’ve seen some pretty amazing things when it comes to advances in robotics, but nothing quite like this tiny origami robot from MIT and TU Munich that folds itself, does its business, then dissolves in a bath of acetone.
According to IEEE:
The unfolded robot, which is made of a magnet and PVC sandwiched between laser-cut structural layers (polystyrene or paper), weighs just 0.31 g and measures 1.7 cm on a side. Once placed on a heating element, the PVC contracts, and where the structural layers have been cut, it creates folds.
In under a minute, the robot is finished, and is ready to go, zipping around at speeds of between 3 and 4 cm/s.
There’s mention of this some day being used inside the human body, though no specifics are presented.
How’d you like a team of these swarming all over you?
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