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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Daniela Rus, Weston, MA (US);
Robert J. Wood, Cambridge, MA (US);
Cagdas Denizel Onal, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Tolley, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniela Rus, Weston, MA (US);
Robert J. Wood, Cambridge, MA (US);
Cagdas Denizel Onal, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Tolley, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods to systematize the development of machines using inexpensive, fast, and convenient fabrication processes are disclosed. In an embodiment, a folding pattern and corresponding circuit design can provide the blueprints for fabrication. The folding pattern may be provided (e.g. laser machined) on a flat sheet of substrate material, such as a polymer. The circuit pattern may be generated by etching or applying (e.g. sputtering) a copper foil layer onto the substrate. Circuit components and actuators may then be added at specified locations. The flat substrate may then be folded along the predefined locations to form the final machine. The machine may operate autonomously to perform a task.