American 3D robot design know how to transform and jump high

American engineers designed the first 3D robot can automatically change the state from hard to soft, and know the high jump and vertical ground.

3D robots know how to transform and jump high

According to the team of Harvard University and California San Diego (UCSD), the design was created based on the desire to combine the speed, the rigidity of the robot with the adaptability and self-recovery of soft robots. The idea is realized by a multi-material 3D printing process, combining hard plastic and soft rubber in 9 layers.

The robot has a core design consisting of a custom circuit board, power supply, battery, air compressor, butane fuel cell, 6 valves, an oxygen container, pressure regulator and piping to push the air around.

In order to jump, the robot will exaggerate at least one pneumatic foot to navigate the needle, filling the body with oxygen and butane, then automatically igniting. This process pushes the flexible base, pushing the robot into the air. According to experts, the robot can jump 20 times and reach more than 0.75 m , or six times its height.

"Combining hard and soft materials together will create a faster, more flexible, automatic, and more adaptable robot generation than ever before, and can work with humans in a secure way." " RT on July 10 quoted UCSD expert Michael Tolley.