Watch This Origami-Inspired Robot Walk Around

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Scientists in China have found a way to make a graphene sheet "walk". YouTube/SciNews

The ancient art of origami has been given a modern twist, thanks to a team of scientists at Donghua University in China, who drew inspiration from the Japanese paper-folding technique to convert a sheet of graphene into a walking robot. The sheet can be remote controlled simply by heating or illuminating it, and is even able to turn corners and adopt predesigned shapes.

Researchers now hope that the technology, which represents an improvement on previous folding structures, can be used for a range of purposes, including the creation of artificial muscles.