Microscale kirigami robot folds into 3D shapes and crawls

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By | David Nutt , Cornell Chronicle

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Provided The kirigami robot is a hexagonal tiling composed of approximately 100 silicon dioxide panels that are connected through more than 200 actuating hinges.