Origami Mech
There are a few more categories to wrap up for the best origami of 2018.
Origami mech. Download link visit here. The images below show how a practical engineered system can be created using a simple origami pattern. Have fun printing out on your canon inkjet printer.
Coming from the japanese words ori meaning fold and kami meaning paper origami is the art of folding paper. This time we re looking at insects which are always very impressive and there are a lot of great models from 2018. Provides a wealth of free download materials on this site the site is full of interesting content like paper craft and scrapbook so you re sure to find something you like.
While the programmability mainly originates from structural multistability in previously designed metamaterials here it is shown that nonflat foldable origami provides a new platform to achieve programmability via its intrinsic self locking and reconfiguration capabilities. In the left image the mechanism is modeled as a simple origami paper pattern. The best origami insects of 2018.
Origami inspired mechanisms while originally used as an art and craft it has evolved to be a valuable inspiration for engineered systems.