This metamorphosis bot can change outfits for different tasks
Get the Full StorySome robots are learning to walk, others are built for rolling, and still others are trying to conquer flying. Researchers at MIT have created one that can do all of that and more. In a paper titled Robotic Metamorphosis by Origami Exoskeletons a group of scientists detail a process by which they ve made a robot that uses heat to don a suit and water to doff it. The robot, called Primer, is controlled by magnets which allow it to walk, roll, glide, and float its way from one suit to another. Once it arrives at a purpose-build sheet of plastic… This story continues at The Next WebShare: