Though clearly inspired by the snake, a new soft robot out of Harvard takes cues from another fascinating source: the ancient Japanese paper craft kirigami. Unlike origami, kirigami uses cuts rather ...

In what may be the birth of cheap, easy-to-make robots, researchers have created complex machines that transform themselves from little more than a sheet of paper and plastic into walking automatons.

MANILA, Philippines — Before gadgets ruled playtime, kids played with paper, scissors and glue. For many 2000s kids, that imagination took shape as Foldabots, the Filipino do-it-yourself cardboard ...