Crystal

Version 1

Version 1 of the Crystalline robot system used an atom that contracted/expanded both axes simultaneously:

Video Capture of First Prototype
(1.3 MB Animated GIF)

Movies

We have also done some experiments to determine the Atoms' ability to actuate both synchronously and asynchronously with respect to each other. Video of several of these experiments is also available:

All Contract (12 MB AVI, Cinepak codec)	Middle Row (10 MB AVI, Cinepak codec)
Pair Async (17 MB AVI, Cinepak codec)	Middle Row Async (12 MB AVI, Cinepak codec)