Origami, a more than 2,000-year-old traditional Japanese art form, is now considered by many as only a pastime for young children. But the new play “Animals Out of Paper” by Rajiv Joseph, which opened ...

“Introduction to Modular Origami Polyhedra” from 9 a.m. to noon will introduce participants to modular origami.

The team highlights that modular origami metastructures, which need intricate actuation systems yet allow higher mobility due to their polyhedron-shaped modules, are an example of recent advancements.

The current work was initially inspired by snapology, a type of modular unit-based origami invented by Heinz Strobl in which paper ribbons are used to create complex geometric extruded polyhedra ...