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Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States6.849
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2012English
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This course focuses on the algorithms for analyzing and designing geometric foldings. Topics include reconfiguration of foldable structures, linkages made from one-dimensional rods connected by hinges, folding two-dimensional paper (origami), and unfolding and folding three-dimensional polyhedra. Applications to architecture, robotics, manufacturing, and biology are also covered in this course. Acknowledgments Thanks to videographers Martin Demaine and Jayson Lynch.

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