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Origami Meets Technology: Bridging Art and Robotics

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Session description

Join us to explore how the ancient art of origami meets robotics! Inspired by the use of origami in robot design, this poster will highlight how folding mechanics and microcontrollers can be used to teach robotics and foster creativity. Student presenters will share their unique creations, showcasing their design journey.

Outline

A brief history of origami.
Explore the applications of robotics today.
Understand how origami principles can enhance robotic designs.
Learn the fundamentals of origami design.
Incorporate mechanisms and sensors into your designs.
Create prototypes of unique origami robots.
Get introduced to programming basics.
Code simple behavior for your robots using Make code on Microbit
Experiment with programming to enhance robot functionality.

The presenters will interact with the audience and share their creations

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Supporting research

Zhang, C., Zhang, Z., Peng, Y. et al. Plug & play origami modules with all-purpose deformation modes. Nat Commun 14, 4329 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39980-7

Yan, W., Li, S., Deguchi, M. et al. Origami-based integration of robots that sense, decide, and respond. Nat Commun 14, 1553 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37158-9

Kyle Johnson et al. ,Solar-powered shape-changing origami microfliers.Sci. Robot.8,eadg4276(2023).DOI:10.1126/scirobotics.adg4276

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Presenters

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Hudson Montessori School
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Middle School Director
Hudson Montessori School
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STEAM Educator
Hudson Montessori School

Session specifications

Topic:

Innovative Learning Environments

TLP:

Yes

Grade level:

PK-12

Audience:

Curriculum Designer/Director, Teacher

Attendee devices:

Devices not needed

Subject area:

Engineering, Interdisciplinary (STEM/STEAM)

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Facilitator
  • Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and/or computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.
For Students:
Empowered Learner
  • Understand fundamental concepts of how technology works, demonstrate the ability to choose and use current technologies effectively, and are adept at thoughtfully exploring emerging technologies.
Innovative Designer
  • Develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

TLPs:

Connect learning to learner, Spark Curiosity