Sequence-encoded colloidal origami and microbot assemblies from patchy magnetic cubes. Science Advances, 2017; 3 (8): e1701108 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701108 ...

The authors say that the design of microbot origami mimics nature. "The cube sequence programs the shapes of the folding microbots. Proteins work in the same way," Shields said.

The researchers were able to move the cubes into more than 1,000 shapes using only three active motors. Those shapes included tunnel-like structures, bridge-like structures and even multi-story ...

A new type of material based on folding cubes can be programmed to change its shape, size and stiffness, collapsing into a flat sheet that can be driven over before popping back up again.

Ghostkubes are origami-inspired, shape-shifting building blocks. Connected by hinges, these cubes can be manipulated in a variety of ways.

They then created an origami cube out of the metal-coated paper, which required the edges to adhere to each other without any other binding agent.

The NC State researchers assembled hollow, plastic cubes using a 3D printer and assembled 36 of them together with rotating hinges; some hinges were fixed with metal pins, while others were activated ...

Researchers have developed a way to assemble and pre-program tiny structures made from microscopic cubes to change their shape when actuated by a magnetic field and then, using the magnetic energy ...