Shape changing robots are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them here in the past. Most of them…
This is the Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot M4 robot: a bio-inspired robot that transforms to crawl, roll, and fly. Inspired by…
Here is a drone by Elythor, an EPFL spin-off, with wings that adapts to wind conditions and flight position…
Moving in a pipe can be quite tricky without a robot designed specifically to climb. It requires smooth transition from…
Shape changing robots and drones are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them that can be adapt to…
Here is a shape changing quadcopter that can reconfigure itself mid-flight. Just like a regular drone, it has 4 motors…
Meet the RSTAR: a reconfigurable shape changing robot that can negotiate rough terrain, climb obstacles, and move through narrow spaces.…
Meet the PufferBot: a flying robot with an expandable structure that changes shape to protect its propeller around obstacles or…
Here is another robot that can change shape to switch its gait mode. As this video from Yale University shows,…
Here is another shape changing soft robot that can relocate its joints to form complex structures. This inflatable robot does…