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July 23 2010
Pentagon’s Shape-Shifting Bot Folds Into Boat, Plane | Danger Room | Wired.com
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Darpa-backed electrical engineers at the two schools released the stunning results: a shape-shifting sheet of rigid tiles and elastomer joints that can fold itself into a little plane or a boat on demand.
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In Darpa’s dreams, this work will eventually lead to everything from morphing aircraft to self-styling uniforms to a “universal spare part.”
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