MIT Researcher Demos Self-Assembling Objects 69
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from the grey-goo-scenario dept.
from the grey-goo-scenario dept.
iONiUM writes "From the article: 'Many are only just getting their heads around the idea of 3D printing but scientists at MIT are already working on an upgrade: 4D printing. At the TED conference in Los Angeles, architect and computer scientist Skylar Tibbits showed how the process allows objects to self-assemble.' There could be many applications for this. Definitely a cool step forward."
Pictures and video of the process.
Re:Industrial Origami is way ahead (Score:5, Informative)
I've been watching videos of this tech for the past 20 minutes. Most are just CGI concepts of a certain folding product. Those that have been actually filmed, are heavily edited, with cuts after each fold, some are also accelerated 4x.
Something tells me this tech doesn't work as well as they say it does.
Nothing is as fishy as not showing at least one honest video with no editing of the actual product.