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MIT Scientists Putting $10 Million Grant Toward 3D Printed Robots
Researchers from MIT are embarking on a mission to ”make it possible for the average person to design, customize and print a specialized robot in a matter of hours.”
With a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation, collaborators from MIT, Harvard and UPenn are hoping to “democratize access to robots” within 5 years.
The Potential Impact?
Disposable, “origami-esque” robots could be printed on demand and programmed to perform tasks, from getting into hard-to-reach places to cleaning unsanitary surfaces and beyond. The goal of this research is to make robots accessible to everyone, thereby inspiring a new wave of technological innovation applied to real world challenges.
Below is a video of some of the prototype robots that have been built.
Read more at Wired.
Neil Gershenfeld: The beckoning promise of personal fabrication [Video]
MIT Professor and personal fabrication expert Neil Gershenfeld talks about 3D printing and fab labs at the TED conference in 2007. His vision: how personal fabrication can allow you to make (almost) anything.
