mit researchers have created a working hydraulicrobot from a single 3d print. meaning the robot can move right off the printer afterits done. no assembly required. the tiny, six-legged robots are out of mit'scsail computer science lab and are made of both liquid and solid parts that are fullyfunctional right after the printing process. the group used a printer from stratasys - oneof the largest 3d printer makers - and it
mit media lab 3d printing, can work with eight different materials atthe same time. you’ll need to stick in a battery and motorto operate the machines but mit’s robots can pretty much walk right off the printerafter the process is done. mit is known for producing intriguing roboticsprojects - it’s hooked up with darpa, nasa
and other organizations to create humanoidrobots in the past. this fully assembled robot from csail isn’texactly c3po but it can walk off the printer using built-in bellows. the robot only weighsabout a pound and a half and is six inches long. the little bellows allow fluid pressureto build up to the legs and push the tiny robot forward in a walking motion. the new mit technology could have some prettybig implications in manufacturing’s future.
think of printing up other household machineryin one go and just adding batteries. it also opens up new possibilities for howwe might design our future robot overlords. think about it? what happens when the robotsfigure out they can just print more of themselves
with the flip of a switch?
