Programmable Origami, Self-Assembling Drones, Magnetic Fingernails, & Creative Ice Cream
Aug 18th, 2010 by Mike Bennett
Very neat video of a research prototype, which shows off programmable foldable self-reshaping “paper”. How long before we see it in children’s toys? Or your cup is made of it? Or your trousers? Or your display?
Add in a dash of flight and we move in the direction of flying autonomous robots that can self assemble into larger flying structures. Learn more and watch the videos. What would you use them for? How could they be fused with the programmable paper?
Hearing, tasting, smelling, seeing, feeling ain’t enough? Develop a new sense – develop magnetic fingernails and “feel” magnetic fields.
Ice cream, ice cream every kind of flavor you’ve never heard of, or never imagined! I must go along and try some – sounds yum.
