metamaterial
From Paper Folds to Supermaterials: Princeton’s Metabot Uses Magnetic Dipoles for Wireless-Controlled Deformation
May 21, 2025 – A research team at Princeton University, led by Prof. Glaucio H. Paulino, has drawn inspiration from ancient origami art to develop an innovative structure called “metabot”—a supermaterial robot featuring unique “chiral” unit cells that can be remotely controlled via electromagnetic field commands to perform complex movements like twisting and contracting. According…