1.Origami robot folds itself up, and crawls away:
A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard has developed an origami flat-pack Robot which can fold itself and crawl away without any human intervention. The design relies upon the power of origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. The robot is built from five layers of materials, all cut according to digital specifications by a laser cutter. The method draws inspiration from self-assembly in nature, such as the way linear sequences of amino acids fold into complex proteins with sophisticated functions.
2.Deformable Mobile Robot with Origami Wheels which can expand and shrink in size automatically:
Researchers from Seoul National University, South Korea, have designed a robotic wheel based on the origami ‘magic ball pattern’, which is a traditional technique used to create folded paper spheres. This Robotic wheel can change its radius to create larger wheels to climb over things, and shrink back to a smaller size to squeeze under obstacles. The diameter of the wheels grows and shrinks automatically to enable the robot to either be strong or speedy. The origami wheel can enable the robot to be both speedy and strong because it expands and shrinks in size automatically.
3.Ingestible Origami Robot to remove Button Battery stuck to wall of Stomach:
Researchers at MIT have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can remove a swallowed button battery. This Origami robot can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound. The new robot consists of two layers of structural material sandwiching a material that shrinks when heated. A pattern of slits in the outer layers determines how the robot will fold when the middle layer contracts.
4.Dash Robotics builds Cheaper Toy Robots inspired by Origami and Animals:
Dash Robotics is building hobbyist robot for home robotics enthusiast, with the aim of providing advanced tech for very little money. Made from cardboard and nylon,their versatile little robot can be used as a children’s toy and as a device in search and rescue missions. These robots can be controlled by our smartphone, bluetooth connected. The battery can be recharged in 10 minutes for 1 hour of playtime. This Robot development is inspired by Origami and Animals.
5.MIT’s Tiny Origami Robot climbs inclines, swims, and carries loads twice its weight:
MIT researchers developed a printable origami robot that folds itself up from a flat sheet of plastic when heated and measures about a centimeter from front to back. Weighing only a third of a gram, the robot can swim, climb an incline, traverse rough terrain, and carry a load twice its weight. Other than the self-folding plastic sheet, the robot’s only component is a permanent magnet affixed to its back. Its motions are controlled by external magnetic fields. This advancement is significant, particularly in the case of surgical tools, as it shows that tiny machines can be controlled remotely without needing to carry along electronic controls or their own power supply.
6.PUFFER – NASA’s Origami-inspired Robot Can Hitch a Ride with a Rover:
NASA is developing this Robot named as PUFFER (Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot). This robot was inspired by origami. Its lightweight design is capable of flattening itself, tucking in its wheels and crawling into places rovers can’t fit. PUFFER’s compact design means numerous robots can be packed into a larger “parent” craft at a low payload cost, then deployed on a planet’s surface individually to increase surface mobility.
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