Paper meets SMA
Jie Qi has done extensive work looking at how to use SMA (Shape Memory Alloy, Nitinol, Muscle Wire) to animate paper by causing it to fold, curl, crinkle and much more.
The Fine Art of Electronics >> http://web.media.mit.edu/~jieqi/
Curl:
Electronic Origami Flapping Crane w/ tutorial from Jie Qi on Vimeo.
Fold:
Electronic origami: Input/Output blintz folding from Jie Qi on Vimeo.
Crinkle:
Animated Vines from Jie Qi on Vimeo.
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