A team of researchers from MIT’s computer science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and colleagues have reported something new: a printable structure that begins to fold itself up as soon as it’s peeled off the printing platform.
The study appears in the journal Applied Materials and Interfaces.
One of the big advantages of devices that self-fold without any outside stimulus, the researchers said, is that they can involve a wider range of materials and more delicate structures.
In the short term, the technique could enable the custom manufacture of sensors, displays, or antennas whose functionality depends on their three-dimensional shape. Longer term, the researchers envision the possibility of printable robots.
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