Meta-bot developed by UCLA engineers (IMAGE)

University of California - Los Angeles

Meta-bot developed by UCLA engineers

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A 3D-printed "meta-bot" developed by UCLA engineers is capable of propulsion, movement, sensing and decision-making. It is manufactured all at once by a new type of 3D printing process for engineered active materials with multiple functions (also known as metamaterials).

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Rayne Research Group/UCLA

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