Activating Origami Set

by Teknikio

By adding simple circuits to paper sculptures you can instantly animate them and create unique sculptures.

You can start simple and add a light or two and then make more complex modular systems with your origami robot sculpture. You can also add a small motor and seen how it effects the movement of the sculpture based on where you attach it.

Each set includes:

  • 1 Teknikio motionboard
  • 1 Teknikio batteryboard
  • 2 batteries
  • 4 LED lights
  • 10 fasteners
  • 1 piece of conductive tape
  • 1 origami paper pack

Skills: paper folding, mechanics, circuits. 

Teknikio make a range of fun and beautiful sewables (or stickables - you can use them in origami/papercraft projects too), that are designed with children and education in mind, but they suit explorers, inventors, and curious minds of all ages: 8 to 108!

They've also put together a couple of fab guides on sewables and origami to teach you the basics and give you some project ideas.

2 customer reviews

7 years ago
Having made another penguin to animate, I share my results here "https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wG8B5s20ItOItXMfmjw1ucn78lwP2YA-" Nb. it would look better with black & white paper, see "Jo Nakashima" for origami penguin instructions.
by Galen about Activating Origami Set via REVIEWS.io
7 years ago
Having played with origami since I was a kid, I thought I'd give this kit a try. A bit disappointed that the choice of coloured origami paper was limited to the dark colours and that the paper was quite thin. The backing on the self adhesive conductive tape was tricky to remove, but it stuck down really well. I made the example penguin (minus the LED eyes) and I found that it did rotate when placed on a smooth surface. I'll try to find a four legged animal to make to see if it will move as well. I think slightly wider conductive tape would make it easier to create the circuits Enjoy.
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