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MIT's stretchable sheet reconstructs its own 3D shape to within 0.4 centimetres

MIT engineers have built a soft, stretchable sheet that works out its own 3D shape as it bends and twists, with an error the team puts at under 0.4 centimetres. Graduate student Qifan Yu said in MIT's release that existing designs based on rigid sensors have errors of around 1 to 2 centimeters.

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MIT's stretchable sheet reconstructs its own 3D shape to within 0.4 centimetres

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