MIT araştırmacıları düz metal levhaları katlayarak hafif ve yük taşıyan yapılar üretiyor

Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms have developed an origami-based building method that turns flat metal sheets into light but rigid structural shells. Instead of folding one large sheet, the team designs many small unit cells, inspired by Ron Resch’s folded tessellations; each cell is folded on its own and then joined to others in a lattice of interwoven beams. An automated solver produces a manufacturable design for every cell and a CNC machine cuts the pieces. Builders fold and connect the units with hand tools such as screwdrivers, without heavy welding equipment. In simulations, the structures were roughly 3.5 times stiffer than those from some other origami techniques, while using less material. To demonstrate scale, the researchers hung a 23-foot folded aluminium sculpture in the Boston Public Library; according to lead author Alfonso Parra Rubio, a team without professional construction experience built it within days. The method could suit emergency shelters, aircraft parts and building facades.