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SUMMARY:Computational Origami Design - Tomohiro Tachi (University of Tokyo
 )
DTSTART:20171128T164000Z
DTEND:20171128T172000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Folding is a universal principle that appears both in nature a
 nd artifacts. Folding can enable various shapes from thin sheets through s
 elf-constrained complex kinematic motion. The speaker talks about computat
 ional origami\, i.e.\, the geometry and the algorithm of origami\, and its
  application to design. The topics involve origamizer\, a universal algori
 thm to fold any polyhedral shape from a sheet of paper\; rigid origami\, t
 he kinematics of plate and hinges utilizing its flat and singular state\; 
 computational (and actual) hardness of folding compared to unfolding\; and
  metamaterials exploiting the geometry of origami.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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