Abstract: This paper proposes a new robotic platform based on origami robots and reconfigurable modular robots. The concept combines the advantages of both robot types into a mobile, ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Protein cages and custom DNA structures have emerged as self-assembling ...

Learn from Meenakshi Mukerji about how modular origami combines individually folded “units” into complex shapes; find out how to make and modify shapes. $19.95–$29.95, 415- 528-4444, exploratorium.edu ...

The foundation of origami is based on basic folds, valley fold and mountain fold. These are the basics of creating complex designs. The valley fold is made by folding the paper toward oneself, and the ...

Learn how to fold a ringed cube using simple modular origami techniques! This step-by-step tutorial is perfect for beginners and origami lovers looking to try a fun, 3D paper project. No glue, no tape ...

The sensor uses a DNA origami scaffold, which consists of two arms connected by a molecular “hinge.” Each arm is tagged with a fluorescent dye, and the distance between the tags is recorded by means ...

If a soft-bodied robot uses rigid actuators to move its body, then it isn't really soft now, is it? An experimental new caterpillar-inspired bot gets around that conundrum by using soft, collapsible ...

A plug-and-play soft modular origami robot is introduced, enabled by electrothermal actuation with highly bendable heaters. The heater, based on a stretchable silver nanowire conductor, exhibits large ...