A team of researchers led by Robert Wood, Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, has developed a proof-of-concept lamp that can be printed out and can assemble itself. The self-folding elements and main structure of the lamp, the sensors, and most of the wiring can all be printed out with a special kind of printer. The self-assembling lamp also includes a mechanical switch and a capacitive touch sensor. The mechanical switch can be used to open or close the printed electrical contacts, while the touch sensor can be used to switch the lamp on or off or adjust the brightness of the LED.
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