3D printed, magnetic mesh "robots" float, bend and grab on demand

When you imagine robots, you probably aren't picturing stretchy meshes that can float on water, but that's exactly what researchers at North Carolina State University have developed. These soft structures are 3D printed and embedded with magnetic particles that let them stretch and compress to pick up and move small objects.

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Category: Robotics

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• 3D Printing
• Magnetic
• Magnetic field
• North Carolina State University
• Robot
• Robotic
• Robotics
• Robots

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2CFhtqT