Manufacturing Minute: A Creepy Worm-Like Robot That Changes Shape

A shape-shifting robot that can perform a variety of tasks. Welcome to your Manufacturing Minute.

The MIT Tangible Media Group has come up with a “Shape Changing Interface” called LineFORM. Getting its name from its shape, the all-in-one, worm-like robot can switch from one task to another, flexing to whatever form necessary.

Using a technology called an “actuated curve interface,” LineFORM has the potential to function as a variety of things, including: a mobile device, a shape-changing cord for a device, a reading lamp and a “smart” ruler among many other tasks.

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