An exploration of Origami robotics (ORI*botics) investigating open problems in: Programming: exploration of form and function with computational tools
Transformation: advancement of actuation methods through material research
Sensing: application of sensing towards self-aware origami
Our results, artefacts and prototypes from four years of Art Science research, show our diverse interventions towards shifting origami engineering into artistic practice. Programming is presented through the collection of natural folding patterns, known fold mechanisms and their influence on technology to create awareness of origami techniques in nature and society. Transformation is examined through our work on spiral mechanisms and fabrication of thick rigid origami, leading to the n-dimensionality of origami. The ORI*botics instruments show the development and artistic potential embodied in fold-sensing origami structures.
