Shape Memory (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Shape Memory

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In this series, a 3-D printed multimaterial shape-memory minigripper, consisting of shape-memory hinges and adaptive touching tips, grasps a cap screw.

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Photo courtesy of Qi (Kevin) Ge

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