Advancement creates nanosized, foldable robots (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Advancement creates nanosized, foldable robots

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Micron-sized shape memory actuators could allow atomically thin two-dimensional materials to fold themselves into 3D configurations with just a quick jolt of voltage. Researchers create what is potentially the world's smallest self-folding origami bird.

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Courtesy Cornell University

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