Origami isn’t just child’s play– the math and science behind paper folding can revolutionize how we make all kinds of technologies. In recent decades, scientists, engineers and designers have pushed origami beyond its traditional roots and applied its patterns to fascinating technologies like shape-shifting robots, artificial human organs and structures for space exploration. We’ll fold cranes with Nat Geo writer Maya Wei-Haas, who will share the latest advancements with origami and what the future holds for this artform in science.
Guest: Maya Wei-Haas, Nat Geo writer
Host: Eli Chen
Producer: Ilana Strauss
Editor: Jacob Pinter
Photo caption: Roboticist Shuguang Li used origami to develop soft, strong, and light-weight robotic arms. Each arm acts like an artificial muscle, encased in a vacuum bag “skin” with an inner skeleton inspired by origami’s folds. By varying vacuum pressure, Li can make the arms perform useful tasks, like lifting and grasping.
Photo by Craig Cutler
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