"This book discusses the history and current state of high-tech folding in the world of manufacturing and how it is informed by folding in the natural world. Readers meet the leading scientists and artists in the field, learn about the manufacturing applications of folding in aerospace and other fields, and where folding technology is going in the future"-- Provided by publisher.

Inside the folds : from paper to robots -- Nature's origami : leaf buds, bug wings, and proteins -- The language of folding : origami math -- Folding thick : engineering origami -- Our foldable future.