Taking design cues from origami, robotician Jamie Paik and her team created "robogamis": folding robots made out super-thin materials that can reshape and transform themselves. In this talk and tech demo, Paik shows how robogamis could adapt to achieve a variety of tasks on earth (or in space) and demonstrates how they roll, jump, catapult like a slingshot and even pulse like a beating heart.
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Ive never clicked this fast!!
For some reason I feel she’s an evil doctor form sci-fi movies
Wow if I only had money to invest in this,wow how cool
T-1000 version 0.1?
this girl got 3cm worth of makeup on her face to hide her metal skin.
so, if swarm and folding research converge, you can perform any task.
We are currently entering a new era of technology. I’m both excited and terrified. Lets all just create things that inspire, show empathy and make our lives easier : )P
Is that gene made with non-protein?
FINALLY a robticist that doesnt want to copy humans, but embrace the possibilitys of “shape free” robotics!….ABOUT FREAKING TIME!
it will not work. only a humanoid can live freely in a world designed for humans.
@last shadow a car is an example of a robot. It works fine and it surely is not humanoid
@Haider Amin yes, but I meant was a “multi-function” robot that can do anything a human can do.
This idea is like from Hiro’s Magnetic-Minibots in Big Hero 6 movie. Awesome!
After I watched this film I thought it perfect idea. But I didn’t think be real. I am sure this project will be very useful in the future.
I was just thinking “She’s gotta be Hiro’s ancestor!!”
They should transform the CCP into mutant CCP zombies that only eat other CCP members.
World peace achieved.
Unagi robots are the best. they have complete awareness at all times.
So basically like transformers?
Plz pray for kashmir
Love the idea. It makes especially sense for virtual reality and prosthetics in the near future.
This could be the next new format like VR or projectors are now
She is definitely out of her comfort zone on this stage.
I think it’s brave, people who stand out of their comfort zone tend to achieve more things.
” She is definitely out of her comfort zone on this stage.”
It didn’t really look like that to me. She didn’t look like she has been on stage a lot, or that being on stage is something she is very eager to do, but she didn’t seem to have much trouble doing the speech. Her posture and movements seemed natural and comfortable. Listening and watching her to make the presentation was a nice experience to me, even without considering the interesting content of the speech.
WOW. This is a brilliant idea. So pumped 😀