Innovative Y-Zipper With Three Sides Just Solved a Decades-Old Puzzle in Robotics
Researchers at MIT reached back to 1985 and pulled an old design out of storage. What they built with 3D printers now turns three floppy plastic strips into a solid beam in seconds. The device carries a simple name: the Y-zipper. Its triangular profile locks parts together so tightly that soft tentacles become load-bearing supports. [...]
Researchers at MIT reached back to 1985 and pulled an old design out of storage. What they built with 3D printers now turns three floppy plastic strips into a solid beam in seconds. The device carries a simple name: the Y-zipper. Its triangular profile locks parts together so tightly that soft tentacles become load-bearing supports. [...]
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