The Elements of Innovation Discovered
The Elements of Innovation Discovered
Liquid gallium soft robot can melt, reform into desired shape Metal Tech News - February 1, 2023
This Lego-like figurine escaped from prison Terminator 2–style thanks to a new composite of gallium and magnetic particles, which liquefies in the presence of a changing magnetic field and moves under the guidance of a permanent magnet.
As technology begins to enter the realm of 1990s-era science fiction, researchers from Soft Machines Lab at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a miniature shapeshifting robot that can liquefy itself and reform – basically a prototype of Skynet's cool but terrifying T-1000 robot in "Terminator 2".
With assistance from Sun Yat-sen University and Zhejiang University, this liquid metal robot is...
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