Extended Data Fig. 2: Manufacturing method for both small and meter-scale parachutes. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 2: Manufacturing method for both small and meter-scale parachutes.

From: Kirigami-inspired parachutes with programmable reconfiguration

Extended Data Fig. 2

a. Laser cutting process using the TROTEC Speedy 400 Flexx, leading to (b) small parachute specimens. b. Laser cutting of large parachute specimen sectors and c. adhesive patches to link the parachute sectors. e. Assembly method between two sectors leading to f. assembling the patched sectors into the whole parachute. g. Complete assembled meter-scale parachute h. observing mode \({\mathcal{K}}\) under its own weight up to i. the height of one of the authors.

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