2017 Volume 56 Issue 2 Pages 192-200
A lightweight, high stiffness, foldable-deployable Origami structure is very attractive for industry. Origami engineering from Japan in 2003 has great influence to the world and Origami engineering is suddenly coming interdisciplinary. However, the manufacturing cost of complicated origami structure is high, so industrialization of origami is not much advanced. On the other hand, Origami forming, origami printer, folding paper robot shown in this paper also give forming methods suitable for various types of small quantity production according to individual's preference, against the mass production system by mold manufacturing in the 20th century. Describing the present state and issues of origami engineering, it is stated that promotion of the above-mentioned technologies is one of the most important tasks in obtaining the deepening and spreading of origami engineering.
