Crawler Robot in Sand (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Crawler Robot in Sand

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A crawler robot made with the miura-ori origami pattern. The dark sections are affixed with thin "magnetic muscles" made by co-extruding rubber polymer and ferromagnetic particles, which move the robot. 

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North Carolina State University

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