RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Ladybird beetle–inspired compliant origami JF Science Robotics JO Sci. Robotics FD American Association for the Advancement of Science SP eaaz6262 DO 10.1126/scirobotics.aaz6262 VO 5 IS 41 A1 Baek, Sang-Min A1 Yim, Sojung A1 Chae, Soo-Hwan A1 Lee, Dae-Young A1 Cho, Kyu-Jin YR 2020 UL http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/5/41/eaaz6262.abstract AB Origami can enable structures that are compact and lightweight. The facets of an origami structure in traditional designs, however, are essentially nondeformable rigid plates. Therefore, implementing energy storage and robust self-locking in these structures can be challenging. We note that the intricately folded wings of a ladybird beetle can be deployed rapidly and effectively sustain aerodynamic forces during flight; these abilities originate from the geometry and deformation of a specialized vein in the wing of this insect. We report compliant origami inspired by the wing vein in ladybird beetles. The deformation and geometry of the compliant facet enables both large energy storage and self-locking in a single origami joint. On the basis of our compliant origami, we developed a deployable glider module for a multimodal robot. The glider module is compactly foldable, is rapidly deployable, and can effectively sustain aerodynamic forces. We also apply our compliant origami to enhance the energy storage capacity of the jumping mechanism in a jumping robot.