A Unique Pop-up Origami Fabrication of Micro Robots

Harvard's Microrobotics Lab has created a new Pop-up Origami style of fabrication for their winged microbots. A carrier is first made out of several layers of carbon fiber, brass, and thin flexible plastic. Then, using fabrication techniques such as laser etching, a design forms and then it is popped into place in sort of a pop-up book and Origami fashion. The robot is then tack soldered to lock the design into place and then laser cut and removed from the carrier material. The Mobee or Monolithic Bee is a very tiny robot at about the size of a Quarter. The video shows this unique assembly process and the finalized Mobee's wings being tested at 1Hz and 30Hz. A must-see very impressive manufacture of winged microbots!

Robot |Elephant

(notes on) biology from ornana films on Vimeo.

(Notes on) Biology:

An Epic Stop Motion Animation Featuring a Robot Elephant

Robots |Science Fiction II

In its latest episode, the Robots Podcast interviews science fiction author Greg Bear. Over the years, Bear has been awarded two Hugos and five Nebula awards and has been called the "Best working writer of hard science fiction" by "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction".
 
In the interview, Bear discusses how robots can double as mirrors for the human condition and the moral issues of delegating more and more responsibilities to AIs. He then dives into Isaac Asimov’s work, sharing some of his insights after writing a sequel to the Foundation series. For more on Greg Bear, including a short promo clip of his latest book -HULL ZERO THREE-, 
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