Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material.

Internals of 3D printed “print and fold” robot. [Image source: MIT CSAIL] Robot design traditionally separates the body geometry from the mechanics of the gait, but they both have a profound ...

Nemitz, along with graduate student Cem Aygül, designed a robust robot that can be almost entirely fabricated on a 3D printer within just a few hours, overcoming not only the cost barrier ...