MIT R&D "programmed" origami, inflated with software DIY

[Chinese Packaging Network] Mechanics is not the only way to change the shape of objects. Balloons, airbags in automobiles, and so on can all be converted into objects by gas filling.

Students at the MIT Media Lab are doing this. China Packaging Network learned from foreign media that MIT has developed a structure called "AeroMorph". This material, which looks much like origami, will form different forms in a unique way after being inflated. Jifei Ou, who read at MIT, said that this special “paper” is made of a mixture of plastic and woven fabrics. According to China Packaging Network, this achievement will create new possibilities for the design of new toys, wearable devices, bags, and more.

MIT R&D "programmed" origami, inflated with software DIY

According to the pattern you created, Aeromorphs can complete the manufacturing itself. Is it very dark technology!

Jifei and colleagues designed a software on which users could create a three-dimensional pattern they wanted to obtain, and then the software would export the personalized geometry to a digital mode production file, and then the system passed a customized thermal head and Machines similar to sewing machine needles, after a lot of simulation tests, produce a distinctive expansion geometry. In this way, your own DIY inflatable bag will be completed~

China Packaging Network learned that currently the MIT team has mastered a series of manufacturing methods, from manual sealing to hot pressing to custom stencils, etc., which can be installed on ordinary 3-axis CNC machines for manufacturing. Sell ​​the finished product that the user is satisfied with.

Since the MIT study can more diversify the shape of inflatable objects, it will add a distinctive sense of fashion to future furniture, wearable devices, children's toys, etc., for example, bring us more interesting Inflatable furniture. More importantly, Aeromorphs has great technical potential. From a practical point of view, it will make bags more environmentally friendly, and it will also help manufacturers design a new generation of thinner and lighter airbags. In any case, China Packaging Network will look forward to the future development and application of Aeromorphs.