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Paper-thin magnetic muscles bring origami robots to life for medical use

A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.
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Magnetic ‘muscles’ turn origami into crawling robots that move and heal from within

Once inside, a magnetic field guides and unfolds it at the target site, where it releases medicine in a controlled and steady ...
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Soft magnetic muscles power innovative origami robots for biomedical use

A new 3-D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.
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Scientists create robots from rice paper

Scientists have discovered how to build robots out of rice paper, opening up brand new possibilities for robotic applications. A team from the University of Bristol discovered that the same ingredient ...