New printable robots could self-assemble when heated
Saturday, May 31, 2014 - 01:31
in Mathematics & Economics
New algorithms and electronic components could enable printable robots that self-assemble when heated. Printable robots — those that can be assembled from parts produced by 3-D printers — have long been a topic of research in Computer Science labs at MIT. Now researchers introduce a new wrinkle on the idea: bakable robots.