Self-sculpting smart sand could assemble itself into solid replicas of objects

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Research currently underway at MIT’s Distributed Robotic Laboratory (DRL) could lead to an innovative replicative manufacturing technique with the disruptive potential equal to that of 3D printing. Imagine a sand-like material that could autonomously assemble itself into a replica of any object encased within. Incredible though this may sound, the DRL researchers have already managed to build a large scale proof-of-concept, with 10-mm cubes acting as the grains... Continue Reading Self-sculpting smart sand could assemble itself into solid replicas of objects

Section: Research Watch

Tags: 3D Printing, Autonomous, MIT, Sand

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