Origami-Inspired Printed Robots
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Author(s)
Onal, Cagdas
Tolley, Michael T.
Wood, Robert J.
Rus, Daniela L.
Date Issued
August 2015
Journal
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Citation
Onal, Cagdas D., Michael T. Tolley, Robert J. Wood, and Daniela Rus. “Origami-Inspired Printed Robots.” IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron. 20, no. 5 (October 2015): 2214–2221.
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Abstract
Robot manufacturing is currently highly specialized, time consuming, and expensive, limiting accessibility and customization. Existing rapid prototyping techniques (e.g., 3-D printing) can achieve complex geometries and are becoming increasingly accessible; however, they are limited to one or two materials and cannot seamlessly integrate active components. We propose an alternative approach called printable robots that takes advantage of available planar fabrication methods to create integrated electromechanical laminates that are subsequently folded into functional 3-D machines employing origami-inspired techniques. We designed, fabricated, and tested prototype origami robots to address the canonical robotics challenges of mobility and manipulation, and subsequently combined these designs to generate a new, multifunctional machine. The speed of the design and manufacturing process as well as the ease of composing designs create a new paradigm in robotic development, which has the promise to democratize access to customized robots for industrial, home, and educational use.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2014.2369854
