Do Star Wars acolytes have a catch-all name for their interest group, similar to Star Trek's trekkies? If so, let us know. Until then, let's just say that today has been a great day for Internet Star ...

"Robotics aren't the only way to design objects that transform," said John Brownlee at Fast Company . Students at MIT's Tangible Media Group have created "origami-like" inflatables dubbed Aeromorphs ...

Basic sheets of plastic, paper or fabric can now be transformed into complex inflatables using a method devised by researchers at MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group. While a typical pouch made out ...

Traditionally, stand-up paddle boarders have had to choose between stable, versatile solid boards and easy-to-transport inflatables. The Origami Paddler is a new option: a foldable paddle board that ...

Inflatable, metre-scale origami structures have been designed to transform from flat structures into expanded forms and then to lock into their new shape. This technology opens the way to the use of ...

Researchers have taken inspiration from origami to create inflatable structures that can bend, twist and move in complex, distinct ways from a single source of pressure. Inflatable soft actuators that ...