Pasta-shaped robot with no moving parts can navigate through mazes

NC State
North Carolina State University
PNAS
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10.1073/pnas.2200265119 Journal

Matthew
environmentsYao Zhao
Jie Yin
10.1073/pnas.2200265119

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Sign up to read our regular email newslettersA soft robot made from a twist of rubber can harvest heat energy and use it to roll across a variety of surfaces and even escape mazesBy Matthew SparkesA special material shaped like fusilli pasta can move and navigate complex environmentsYao Zhao, NC State UniversityA special material shaped like fusilli pasta can move and navigate complex environmentsYao Zhao, NC State UniversityA soft robot with no motors, batteries or computers can roll over a range of surfaces and escape simple mazes by harvesting heat energy and turning it into motion.Jie Yin at North Carolina State University and his colleagues created a spiral-shaped device from a narrow rectangle of rubber-like material impregnated with liquid crystals.

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