Self-Assembly with Spiral Tentacles (VIDEO)
Caption
Assembly of a box decorated with whiskers (red beads) on the top. The fluid flow is shown with black arrows. A) Initial position of a central rectangular base that catalyzes chemical reaction and generates flows, and four peripheral rectangular sheets with the whiskers. Binding beads are shown in orange. B) The four rectangular sheets bind to the rectangular base and are dragged by the flow upward. C) The four peripheral sheets are assembled into an open box. D) The top cover of the box (in blue) is closed up. E) The assembly of box is completed, while the whiskers revolve clock-wise. F) The assembly process is completed and all the structural elements stop moving.
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Oleg Shklyaev
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