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The geometry of leaf folding

admin — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:42:12 +0000

It’s amazing what you can find out there, here I am, an artist working with robotics and origami, working on a new oribotic design, thinking about leaves. I turn to research for inspiration, and I start to follow a trail from the 2nd Origami Art and Science conference proceedings. It’s Biruta Kresling. I get the strong feeling that she’s understood the lines of thought ahead of me and is seeking these ideas in nature for design inspiration.

Then googling Biruta Kresling’s work on analysing natural structures for inherant folding patterns and design I came across The geometry of unfolding tree leaves by H. Kobayashi and others. Biruta is one of those others.

The essay presents me with a picture, and I can immediately imagine a robotic leaf, and I say to myself - ‘That’s it!’

Pierre Bastien

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:01:12 +0000

While not strictly on the subject of oribotics, Pierre’s work relates to oribotics field of research. Simple mechanisms made using domestic materials - MECCANO! - to play musical instruments, he’s been working for a long time since 1977 it seems.

Check out his site http://www.pierrebastien.com

Oribotic Paper Crane

admin — Tue, 17 May 2005 08:18:41 +0000

This project was shown to me by Jun Maekawa during his recent visit to Australia. He described a meticulously crafted machine which would take the papercrane from flat folded form to its 3D form with a {simple?} mechanism.

Oribotic Orizuru Mechanism