shape-shifting robot Archives

Shape-Shifting ‘Chinese Lantern’ Structure Could Pave the Way for the Next Generation of Adaptive Machines

Austin Burgess·October 15, 2025

Engineers have developed a 'Chinese lantern' structure that can shape-shift into various three-dimensional forms on command.

Shapeshifting Robotics Breakthrough Reveals Adaptive Materials That Morph and Carry Weight

Ryan Whalen·February 21, 2025

A robotic material inspired by science fiction, able to shapeshift and carry many times its own weight has been brought to fruition.

Watch This Liquid Metal Robot Escape From Jail, Just Like ‘Terminator 2’

Christopher Plain·January 26, 2023

A new video shows a human-shaped robot escaping from jail by turning itself into a liquid metal state, like Terminator 2, and then slipping through the bars.

This Real-Life Transformer Robot Can Drive, and Fly

Christopher Plain·February 14, 2022

Researchers have created a real-life transformer robot that can change from a driving vehicle to a flying one, and then back again.

shape-shifting robot

Shape-Shifting ‘Chinese Lantern’ Structure Could Pave the Way for the Next Generation of Adaptive Machines

Shapeshifting Robotics Breakthrough Reveals Adaptive Materials That Morph and Carry Weight

Watch This Liquid Metal Robot Escape From Jail, Just Like ‘Terminator 2’

This Real-Life Transformer Robot Can Drive, and Fly

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