Programmable Origami Folds Itself

Adam @ Make: Online posted up this incredible video of a self-folding surface developed by researchers at Harvard and MIT. Its tiny foil actuators expand or contract upon receiving electrical current, which bends the sheet into the desired shape. The magnets help lock in shapes when the planes get close enough.


Posted by Becky Stern | Jun 29, 2010 04:00 PM Paper Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0) | Email This | Bookmark and Share

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