Battery-free robots use origami to change shape in mid-air

23 November 2023

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Researchers have developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by ‘snapping’ into a folded position during their descent. Each device has an onboard battery-free actuator, a solar power-harvesting circuit and controller to trigger these shape changes in mid-air.

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