It's pretty interesting to see someone that just loves what's doing for a job. At first you look like: "But why?" And then it's like: "that's impressive" and finally: "the world need to know this!" Haha, great video
I hate people who ask "why" to anything new, innovative and complicated. I mean out of all the meaningless things you do in your life you ask why would someone invent something new simply because we don't know the uses of it yet? that's how monkeys should think not humans.
I've been seeing those polygon-origami-structure designs EVERYWHERE in media, (movies, videogames, toys, structures, etc.) And I just assumed the design was a general trope artists take liberty in playing around with. It's CRAZY to me how the person behind all of that is still around! Chuck Hoberman is a modern-day pioneer~!
There are some others in this territory, the one that springs to mind now is Robert Lang. He has been doing origami tilings for a while, has written software to help him invent new models, and comes at it from a mathematics background. This video was off by a little in the timing, I think it has been closer to 30 years that origami has been a field of serious mathematical research; apparently there are concepts and proofs that are easier to execute by folding paper than by the more typical geometric construction techniques.
The documentary "Between the Folds" shows just how much Origami has been prevalent in the past few decades, it's an awesome movie, check it out, it's probably present here on yt
Exactly. I had this toy when I was a child (still have it) and I would never thought that the inventor is still alive. I honestly thought that it was first made in like 1920 or so. Amazing how it even got here to Eastern Europe like almost 30 years ago
It's just all maths , everything revolves around maths and science, numbers and rules .Its just amazing that you only need a little bit of curiosity to turn an idea into an amazing invention.
The Master Promethean Curiosity, that us what we lack in school (or, most lack). If you're not intrested in something it becomes a lot harder to learn it.
totally disagree about intrinsic talent. He was not born with the ability to make this or understand the maths. He learned every step of the way and so could anyone else if they wanted to
@@CorporateShill you know what other is funny.. someome buy a stolen Samsung foldable technology.. edition.cnn.com/2018/11/30/tech/samsung-china-tech-theft/index.html
so much respect, im getting goosebumps. makes me realize the infinite possibilities my degree caters and is not limited to just building static structures but with some knowledge and creativity could really set the motions into something remarkable! so inspirational.
@@carlbacker2149 numbers that could be found in many things, similar to Pi in rounds objects, golden ration could be found in many thing, but most people uses art as an example.
This could be as well used for space technology. Like folding solar panels or lock mechanism for spacecraft shuttle. Air fueling for jets may be another application area.
omg i've actually saw this ball in my house and decided to learn how to make a computerprogram to create perfect - shapes out of regular pieces in Solidworks ! It's so cool to know who's behind these ideas !
DunnickFayuro They do use advanced unfolding at NASA! The satellites are never aerodynamic, they have to pack them into a cube or cylinder, rocket it into space, and then have it unfold once safely in orbit.
Don't worry we'll make good use of it, geometry is better than material strength. for applications that not only saves space and weight but dynamically be used as a multifunctional object. just looking at it, it can also be used to rapidly prototype a structure, before setting the final product. it can also be used to guide of each multiple units to form a specific shape, like legos but with dynamic transformation. it can also be used to hasten 3d printing by making multiple tiny units for assembly. there are so many applications.
When i see things like this, i immediately think of outer space. The way this mans designs are so dynamic and some are space saving. This is such an untapped resource for space industrialization.
It shares many with similarities Compliant Mechanism, the desire to use 1 component to mimic the function of hinges, springs, linkages & etc that could all act in unison under a specific load. search "Solar collector origami". Similarly how nature works, how origami works.
He could add air pump motors into them, like the ones in air mattresses but instead of a big motor that's super slow, try making a small and fast one. This video was just awesome to me!
The first spere shown can be used to make a small tablet which when put into veins can increase in size and function as stents to reduce heart attacks.
My cousin has one of these Hoberman's spheres and when I want to her house I wouldn't let it down, I was playing the whole time with it! And I am 17. This thing is so fun!!!
back in 2017, these were so popular in the Phillippines that you can find them in almost everywhere, and I mean everywhere, in the streets too, but it doesn't look like that and it costs 2-3 bucks. It's smaller though but I find it still pretty cool.
I think this research is great for habitats in space. You can create a small packet of material and let it unfold in an hostile habitat with no other problems.
Just funny to think that an idea of making non-organic or elastic stuff shrink and expand as organisms do made a genius. Great scientists are born from simple ideas and discovery based on such ideas
I saw the same technology being used in modern hospitals. Using this same device to expand blood vessels, and also being used to do what they mentioned no invasive surgery. I think his idea is barely touching it's full potential for human betterment.
