They’ve created a proof of concepts for robots that transform, sound familiar? At Harvard a team of scientists put together a robot that is made cut out’s utilizing the concept of oragami. The cut outs are made in molds that bend and shape in accordance with the robots movements.
Here is the link to the page: Robot folds up, walks away
Here is a link to the video: Self-folding robots
Why it’s hot?
Aside from getting one step closer to transformers, these little robots can have a bunch of nifty purposes. They are currently being orientated towards household tasks. But they have military applications as well, machines than self deploy(operate) need no one to babysit them. They can activate and operate on their own.Additionally, these robots are tiny right now, but if they use oragami like feature they have the potential to remain nimble, storage friendly and functional.