27 Jan Pop-up Fabrication from the Harvard Microrobotics Lab
Harvard’s Microrobotics Lab is publishing some amazing work regarding a MEMS fabrication technique for creating 3-dimensional millimeter-scale robots from 2-dimensional multi-layer components. Combining structural layers with flexible layers and conductive layers, they fold the layers like a pop-up book to create extremely detailed and lightweight biomimetic robots that can achieve flight or multi-legged locomotion.
They’ve published videos that show both the fabrication techniques and some success at flying. While they don’t appear to have great flying technique, yet, they’re well on their way.
This fabrication technique certainly has applications much broader than robotics. I look forward to seeing a breadth of creative micro-scale components in the micromanufacturing realm. Has anyone seen other examples of novel micromanufacturing techniques?
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