What does origami have to do with technology?
What does origami have to do with technology? Apparently a lot. From folding space-based telescopes and camera lenses, to the packaging of your car's airbag, origami is everywhere. Robert Lang is one of the premiere origami theorists and artists in the world. His work has been featured in a number of venues including motion pictures, TV and exhibitions. He joins Patrick and shares his techniques and the mathematic principles behind origami, along with a link to his free origami model generation program Treemaker, which assists users in creating new origami designs by marking out fold patterns and flaps.
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Posted by xfuuey on 09/22/2008 at 10:52:42 am in Systm
ya i wasn't into it too much, but it's just not my thing either
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Posted by tero on 09/22/2008 at 09:36:50 am in Systm
That was the most boring Systm ever.:confused:
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Posted by tildenm on 09/21/2008 at 01:37:09 pm in Systm
This was a great episode, thanks systm!
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Posted by computoman on 09/19/2008 at 06:15:46 pm in Systm
Very Interesting.... per a little German soldier fron\m the laugh-in show.. At least there was nothing to drop and break to delay the episode.
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Posted by daofu on 09/18/2008 at 09:16:53 pm in Systm
For those who are interested, here's a great lecture about origami Robert Lang gave at TED conference this past February.
*link*
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Posted by trivialnobvious on 09/16/2008 at 08:57:20 pm in Systm
fun episode. Thanks for this one!
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Posted by Cybersuchus on 09/16/2008 at 04:54:07 pm in Systm
I admit I was leery about seeing this episode, for I did think that this might have been as far from tech as one could get.
After seeing it, though, I am happily astonished. Not only were the end products amazing to see (especially given that it is all from one piece of paper), but the technology behind it and the concepts discovered (the behaviour of paper. the application of natural geometry, the use of CAD software) were awesome. It was a prime example of the techniques/discoveries being more valuable than the immediate end product (i.e. the hallmark of research science).
So to Pat and the Systm gang: Awesome show!
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Posted by fishtoprecords on 09/16/2008 at 12:14:16 am in Systm
Fabulous show. Bravo. Sure, its not classic geek stuff, but I loved it.
the combination of art and tech is gonna be great.
It was technology that invented the piano, which enabled great music.
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Posted by davmoo on 09/15/2008 at 10:09:20 pm in Systm
Origami is not something I do myself. It requires three qualities I do not possess...talent, coordination, and patience. I cuss enough without adding origami to the mix.
But I did find the show fascinating. The idea of having software to design paper folding is quite awesome! I'll certainly have to check out that web site.
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Posted by quickliketheninja on 09/15/2008 at 09:42:56 pm in Systm
Very cool stuff. I used to do quite a bit of origami when I was a kid.
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