Technology Robots These 2D machines can shapeshift into moving 3D robots Mori3's triangular, modular design allows it to fuse with its companions, and could one day make it into space. By Andrew Paul ...

By combining inspiration from the digital world of polygon meshing and the biological world of swarm behavior, the Mori3 robot can morph from 2D triangles into almost any 3D object. The EPFL ...

Scientists explore the concept of "robot metabolism" with a weird machine that can integrate material from other robots so it can become more capable and overcome physical challenges.

Engineers Unveil Groundbreaking Shapeshifting 2D Robots for Space Exploration Swiss engineers at EPFL have developed Mori3, shapeshifting 2D robots that can transform into any 3D shape.

While reminiscent of the shape-shifting T-1000 robot from Terminator 2, researchers emphasize this is only a first step toward adaptive materials previously seen only in science fiction.

In all, the robot can morph from about 34 millimeters (1.3 inches) wide in its square shape to about 21 millimeters (0.8 inches) wide in its elongated form. Unlike Jayaram’s earlier mechanized ...

But shape-shifting robots, which are controlled by magnetic fields, can dynamically squish, bend, or elongate their entire bodies. “Such a robot could have thousands of small pieces of muscle to ...

Having a shape-shifting robot swarm to help on the journey isn’t a bad idea, and right now, Mori3’s biggest selling point is the versatility it brings to the table, the creators say.

Third dimension: example of an origami mechanical metamaterial. (Courtesy: Itai Cohen/Cornell University) New research shows that microscale robots can be made from shape shifting 2D sheets. Itai ...

DyRET, the Dynamic Robot for Embodied Testing, or “the animal” in the Norwegian of its creator, Tønnes Nygaard, was designed to explore the idea of a shape-shifting robot.

If a robot is trying to traverse rugged, irregular terrain, it's limited by having just one body shape. The Tetraflex robot was designed with this fact in mind, as it can change shape to adopt ...