origami

noun

ori·ga·mi ˌȯr-ə-ˈgä-mē

: the Japanese art or process of folding squares of paper into representational shapes

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Breaking the conventional mold, researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University are rethinking how robots can move with a hyper-flexible origami robot, according to a December 2023 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Consider biomedical researchers who, inspired by the Japanese art of origami, developed foldable medical devices like heart stents that can expand once inserted, enabling less invasive surgery. —

Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024 These clever kayaks fold up like origami, packing down to the size of a small suitcase. —

Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024 Featuring over 1,000 origami models of leaping creatures, the tree is a celebration of creativity and biology. —

Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for origami