Snake-inspired robot uses kirigami to move

Snake-inspired robot uses kirigami to move 02/28/2018 09:43 AM EST Harvard University researchers developed a soft robot inspired by snakeskin that crawls without any rigid components. The soft robotic scales are made using kirigami -- an ancient Japanese paper craft that relies on cuts, rather than origami folds, to change the properties of a material. As the robot stretches, the flat kirigami surface is transformed into a 3-D-textured surface, which grips the ground just like snakeskin. Full story at https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2018/02/snake-inspired-robot-uses-kirigami-to-move Source Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111