Princeton Engineers Develop “Metabot” That Is Both a Material and a Robot

Princeton Engineers Develop “Metabot” That Is Both a Material and a Robot

This material can expand, change shape, move, and respond to electromagnetic commands like a remotely controlled robot, even though it has no motor or internal gears. In a study that echoes scenes from the Transformers movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have developed a material capable of expanding, changing shape, moving, and responding to electromagnetic [...]

Metabots are robots and a kind of composite material at the same time. It develops a variety of properties. Thus, metabots can dance, for example.