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Battery-free robots use origami to change shape in mid-air

University of Washington: Battery-Free Robots Utilize Origami to Alter Shape Mid-Air

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by “snapping” into a folded position during their descent.When these “microfliers” are dropped from a drone, they use a Miu

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Battery-free origami microfliers from UW researchers offer a new bio-inspired future of flying machines

Researchers at the University of Washington developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by "snapping" into a folded position during their descent. Shown here is a timelapse photo of the "microflier" falling in its unfolded state, which makes it tumble chaotically and spread outward in the wind. Photo by Mark Stone/University of Washington By Roger Van Scyoc On a cool afternoon at the heart of the University of Washington's campus, autumn, for a few fleeting moments, appears to have arrived early. Tiny golden squares resembling leaves flutter then fall, switching from a frenzied tumble to a graceful descent with a snap. Aptly named "microfliers" and inspired by Miura-fold origami, these small robotic devices can fold closed during their descent after being dropped from a drone. This "snapping" action changes the way they disperse and may, in the future, help change the way scientists study agriculture, meteor

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At the University of Washington, scientists have come up with a small robotic device that has the potential to alter how they move via the air by so-called “snapping” into a folded position during their descent.