According to its developers, the tiny, soft robots are capable of leaping more than 6 ft into the air, flipping mid-flight ...
University of Pennsylvania engineers have created tiny knot-based robots that store and release energy to jump, spin, and plant seeds. Using a Kevlar core for stiffness and a liquid crystal elastomer ...
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US’ heat-activated knot robots leap hundreds of times their height without electronics
Researchers at Penn Engineering have turned a common nuisance—a knotted string—into a high-performance, heat-activated ...
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Tiny, knotted robots jump, fly and plant seeds
When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot ...
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