Origami Inspired Artificial Muscles

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Scientists from MIT CSAIL and Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a method to enhance the strength of soft robots by integrating rigid origami skeletons. This innovation addresses a significant limitation in soft robotics, allowing for greater power and functionality in these flexible creations. The research highlights the potential of origami-inspired designs to revolutionize the field of soft robotics.

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Soft robotics has been a promising field of research for years, but these squidgy and flexible creations have been held back by the absence of one important characteristic: strength. Now, scientists from MIT CSAIL and Harvard’s Wyss Institute have come up with a way to give soft robots some power — by outfitting them with rigid origami skeletons.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/27/16705062/soft-robot-muscles-origami-skeleton-mit-harvard
 
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