Shape-morphing capabilities are crucial for enabling multifunctionality in both biological and
artificial systems. Various strategies for shape morphing have been proposed for …

Origami robots are created using folding processes, which provide a simple approach to
fabricating a wide range of robot morphologies. Inspired by biological systems, engineers …

Reconfigurable devices, whose shape can be drastically altered, are central to expandable
shelters, deployable space structures, reversible encapsulation systems and medical tools …

Origami crease patterns have inspired the design of reconfigurable materials that can
transform their shape and properties through folding. Unfortunately, most designs cannot …

Origami designs offer extreme reconfigurability due to hinge rotation and facet deformation.
This can be exploited to make lightweight metamaterials with controlled deployability and …

Paper folding is found across cultures for both aesthetic and functional purposes, with its
most widely recognized exponent being the ancient art form of origami. More recently, there …

Kirigami tessellations, regular planar patterns formed by partially cutting flat, thin sheets,
allow compact shapes to morph into open structures with rich geometries and unusual …

Origami-based mechanical metamaterials have recently received significant scientific
interest due to their versatile and reconfigurable architectures. However, it is often …

Origami-inspired engineering has enabled intelligent materials and structures to process
and react to environmental stimuli. However, it is challenging to achieve complete sense …

Shape transformation offers the possibility of realizing devices whose 3D shape can be
altered to adapt to different environments. Many applications would profit from reversible …