India, Aug. 29 -- Busan, South Korea - In a development that may change the landscape of robotics within the realm of origami, scientists from Pusan National University have developed a self-deployable material that applies flexibility and strength. The creation supports the concept of robotic structures to be folded up as an array and then expand when needed with applications in aerospace, medical devices, buildings, and next-gen robotics.

The research team, led by Associate Professor Dong Gi Seong of the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, developed a method of fabrication that uses rigid and flexible epoxy resins in one fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) structure, providing accurate control of the mechanical properties in one ...