Scientists make robots that can walk straight out of the printers that created them

Soft robots can walk themselves out of a 3D printer

Scientists have created the first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines that make them.

Scientists Created Tiny Robots That Can Walk Out Of The 3D Printer That Made Them

Robot-and-woman-working-on-laptop In a world first, scientists have created soft robots that can be 3D printed and then just get up and walk out of the printer that made them. And it can be done using a open-source platform that costs only around $500 using off-the-shelf parts. “It used to take years to figure out how to print using these materials,” said Maks Gepner of the University of Edinburgh Schools of Engineering and Informatics. “Using o…

Scientists create robots that take their first steps straight out of the 3D printer

Unlike traditional robots built from rigid materials and packed with electronics, these new devices are crafted entirely from soft plastic and move using compressed air. The absence of electronics not only simplifies the design but also makes the robots safer and more reliable, especially in environments where electronic failure or...Read Entire Article

These Teeny Flexible Robots Can Literally Walk Out Of The Printer That Created Them

They're “a game-changer for engineers and artists alike,” their designers say.

Scientists create robots which can walk out of the printers that made them

The world’s first soft robots made from plastic and no electronic parts have been developed by scientists at Edinburgh University

Scientists create soft robots able to walk out of the printers which made them

The flexible, four-legged devices were developed using a new 3D printing system with an innovative method of upside-down printing