BoatPlane01.mpg

[randihassel11]

so unussual but it's kinda amazing…



[gburkett05]

Scientific American.

[ConsiderItDone1993]

Consider yourself sufficiently blown. This is not the precursor to the transformers because this includes no AI. This is entirely user controlled, and if I had to guess, I would say those are magnets in the middle of all the triangles. Electric impulses make the magnets move closer, then they attract, thus explaining the sudden snap after they reach a threshold. Still has a lot of promise though.

[Cradelikz]

Made me smile :)

[xtruder02]

Optimus Prime for the Epic Win :)

[gabri888777]

Epic...this is the grandfather of the transformers!!

[atariocero]

EPIC WIN!

[excalibran]

One step closer to the folding spaceship of the Jetsons

[Nightowl358]

MInd = blown.

[dingumfCallofDuty]

Looks like shit

You should leave this sorta stuff to the real engineers with the big bucks.

[fixingbraincell]

i wish my house can be folded like this so i can bring it wherever i go.

[lajko666]

@fixingbraincell

Move to cardboard box and your dream will come true.

[PacVrsTimy2]

Nice. EPIC WOW!

[darkstone243]

OMG finally I was getting so sick of folding paper it's so physically draining ya know i was just praying someone would come along and solve this issue, thanks so much for putting so much thought, time, and effort into this feild which has been in such a need for advancement.

[mime454]

@darkstone243 Think about it as a screen of some future device that can raise and change itself to the user's whim. Great enough?

[cheamk]

is it made of shape-memory-alloy?

[MARIONDA13]

mind=blown

[Spazum888]

transformers.... moar then meets the eye

[joshscottrote]

@Spazum888  moar? Haha dumb ass.

[Spazum888]

@joshscottrote dumbass is actually one word....

[formfoam]

Let's play to move volume.

[DupedGG]

Vuvuzela makes it better.

[Krystianekx3]

@DupedGG lol'd.

[GhostPerdition]

shit xD

[akmi1000]

bkn

[liamwazhere]

AWESOME!

[SuperYasser85]

that is amazing

[Booshibonton]

saw this on sciam! :V

[nodnodwinkwinkV]

add transformers sound effects to increase views by 1000000

[formfoam]

interesting to know, as it will be develop...

[sploopen]

I dont think i would count this as "programmable matter" its just a series of electro magnets on material with folds in it....

[alluha]

ill roll your joints for you...

[ag007700]

CAN IT ROLL MY JOINTS FOR ME

[dhinge]

This looks more like origami-bot.

[alinhilde]

Dang. I've spent 25 years perfecting my origami only to be replaced by machines.

[WOWJBEOWULF]

Titan Maximum, of Adult Swim, needs new robot power to combat their sexual dysfunciton; and the Venture Brothers, of Adult Swim, needs a new self-folding robot to feed their nightmare of their insane father. This is good stuff, morphing materials has been around, and to make use of it is purposeful; imagine fitting in tight spaces and then unfolding an anchor with camera. The self-folding robot actuators, Mechwarrior is happy.

[panique365]

FUCK. We're all screwed.

[ghostfase]

omg....were going to be taken over by tranformers.

[Phead128]

Why is youtube so slow?

[xFlexYourHeadx]

Transformers anyone?

[g4art1990]

mde XD

[ZachNetwork]

:DDD

[kwz3]

but... that boat will sink and the plane will not fly very far. Useless.

[threeb009]

@kwz3

God, you're a moron. Just amazing...

[d6j6r6]

I, for one.... robot overlords etc.

[jensmaa]

I take one.

[petryaevve]

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[Jeffp1414]

Cool stuff.

[trekgeek1]

Amazing. This has so many promising applications.

[qqq111]

@trekgeek1 Such as?

[trekgeek1]

@qqq111

On a macro scale it isn't that useful, the boat and plane are just proof of concept. However, the creators at MIT envision adaptable swill army knives that can become wrenches or tripods. On a micro scale this could be used for many medical application. The ability to have tiny implants in the body that are capable of reconfiguration in response to circumstances is very valuable. We are talking programmable matter. As this becomes more robust, it will allow our world to shape to fit us

[qqq111]

@trekgeek1 Promising indeed. Thank you!