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Shape-shifting 'transformer bots' inspired by origami
Jacqueline Choi
August 30, 2024
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Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active motors. The findings could pave the way for shape-shifting artificial systems that can take on multiple functions and even carry a load -- like versatile robotic structures used in space, for example.
"The question we're asking is how to achieve a number of versatile shapes with the fewest number of actuators powering the shapeshifting," said Jie Yin, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and co-corresponding author of a paper describing the work. "Here we use a hierarchical concept observed in nature -- like layered muscle fibers -- but with plastic cubes to create a transforming robot."
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Whether loathed or loved, AI is being integrated into the education sector – outside of the classroom and within. In a survey of college students by Intelligent, 96% said they use ChatGPT for schoolwork, with 69% saying the tool helps them with writing assignments.
But, aside from ChatGPT which has millions of people using it for a whole variety of reasons, several AI apps for education aim to have positive impacts on the way people learn and have been developed for that very reason.
High school teacher James Midgley said the “AI revolution is already fully out of the bottle,” and so they believe that if they “fail to teach our students to use AI with integrity, we are failing our future leaders.”
Here are 5 of the best AI apps for education spanning languages, problem-solving, and mathematics.
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