Robot. The word conjures images of humanoid machines serving us coffee until they revolt and take over the world. But researchers at MIT have added a new type of machine to the mix, one they hope will ...

Felton never intended to go into competition with Hollywood. He and his colleagues were aiming to "make robots, and machines in general, as quickly and cheaply as possible," he says. "One way to do ...

People have been folding paper for nearly as long as the material has existed. In the sixth century, monks in Japan transformed flat sheets into shapes replete with meaning. But using the term origami ...

Researchers have created a new breed of origami robot that folds itself into shape from a flat sheet of material — and could open the way for a robot-building revolution similar to the current 3-D ...

Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active motors.

These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, ...

(Nanowerk News) If the new nano-machines built at The Ohio State University look familiar, it's because they were designed with full-size mechanical parts such as hinges and pistons in mind. The ...

But one of the key hurdles when bringing origami or kirigami to engineering is that these techniques often make things rather ...

Every so often, a scientific paper just begs for a sexy headline. Felton never intended to go into competition with Hollywood. He and his colleagues were aiming to "make robots, and machines in ...

Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations ...