This 3D-printed origami trap captures delicate sea life without hurting them A gentler way to grab soft-bodied specimens by James Vincent Jul 18, 2018, 11:00 AM PDT ...

The origami-inspired device is flat (ish) when not activated, and consists of five 3D-printed hinged polymer "petals" which are attached to a series of interlinked rotating joints.

Eventually, the device's creators hope the so-called Rotary Actuated Dodecahedron will help biologists identify new species in the open ocean and deep sea without ever bringing them to the surface.

Origami, a more than 2,000-year-old traditional Japanese art form, is now considered by many as only a pastime for young children. But the new play “Animals Out of Paper” by Rajiv Joseph, which opened ...

The ROV SuBastian aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel, Falkor, is outfitted with the dodecahedron, an origami-inspired chamber in the bottom right, which will be used to encapsulate ...

Researchers have created a dodecahedron-shaped device for collecting marine life that may be too fragile for traditional methods.

Engineers and marine biologists have finally designed a nifty, 3D-printed, 12-sided origami-inspired trap called the rotary actuated dodecahedron (RAD) that can fold around squids and octopuses ...

Origami just got microscopic – and autonomous. It’s now possible to select the best flat starting shapes for making tiny boxes that build themselves. This is tough as the number of possible 2D ...