Mohammed Safee Rehman | Mechanical Engineering

Foldable Robotics is an upcoming and rapidly evolving branch of robotics that uses origami based techniques to transform flat sheets into dynamic 3D structures that can produce a range of motion. Foldable Robotics is an inexpensive alternative to traditional robotics. Further, they are reliable and can be transported easily. 

Laminate Robotics is a class of Foldable Robotics that uses flat sheets of a variety of materials and are folded up to create form and motion. This project is a part of the graduate coursework titled "Foldable Robotics" taught by Dr. Daniel Aukes at ASU.

This project shows the making of an inchworm inspired foldable robot leg using polyboard sheets and a transparent flexible sheet. This laminate robot uses 5 layers that are glued and laminated using a heat press. The design of the layers is done using python and then laser cut later. Adding electronics, this produces an interesting motion replicating the movement of an inchworm.