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Tiny. Silent. Intelligent.
Researchers at the University of Washington have created battery-free origami robots that can change shape while falling through the air—and control how they land.

These futuristic “microfliers” are inspired by falling leaves. When dropped from drones, they tumble chaotically like elm leaves. Then, at the perfect moment, they snap into a Miura-ori fold, shifting airflow and descending smoothly like maple seeds. This single fold completely changes their flight behavior.

What makes this breakthrough powerful is efficiency. Each microflier weighs less than a nail, carries no battery, and uses solar energy to activate a tiny actuator in just 25 milliseconds. With onboard sensors, they can measure temperature, humidity, and environmental conditions while traveling up to a football field’s distance in light wind.

This technology opens new doors for environmental monitoring, disaster-zone sensing, climate research, and distributed aerial robotics—without heavy drones or batteries. In the future, bidirectional folding could allow precise landings even in turbulent air.

Nature inspired it. Origami shaped it.
The future is falling… intelligently.

Original Research Credits:
Paper: Solar-powered Shape-changing Origami Microfliers
Authors: Kyle Johnson et al.
Journal: Science Robotics
DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adg4276
Provided by: University of Washington


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