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MIT researchers reported a modular origami-inspired method for building lightweight, rigid structural shells, with simulations and a room-sized sculpture pointing to promise while leaving architectural use for future testing.
Hobbyist T-Kuhn’s six-armed robot uses two cameras and a fast computer-controlled paddle to keep a ping-pong ball bouncing, turning a deliberately narrow task into an engineering challenge.
MIT CSAIL’s X-Hinges software designs 3D-printed objects with embedded touch sensors and up to three motion axes, while a calibration bottleneck leaves reliability across prints unresolved.