Miniature foldable robots enabling force feedback

Foldaway Haptics

Incorporated

01.05.2019

Headquarters

Lausanne

Support

FOLDAWAY, aims to develop ultra-portable and low cost origami haptic interfaces. FOLDAWAY interfaces allow the user to experience an advanced level of interaction with the virtual world that is based on the sense of touch. The current device has three degrees of freedom and can interact with human fingers by tracking their motion and providing force, stiffness and texture perception. Through its unique origami manufacturing, it is the first interface of its kind that folds-away when not in use. Its palm size, and thin design, makes it the ideal user interface for any portable device. One of the enabling technologies behind this innovative interface is a layer by layer origami manufacturing technique to produce high precision, low cost, complex 3D mechanisms.