Folding brings unique advantages - here are the most important ones:

Whether in your warehouse, your home, or during transport, products use up valuable space. Origami offers the possibility to stow your product in a flat state or within a reduced volume.

Folding soft materials is an everyday task, such as making the laundry. Technical products, however, might need to include electronics, endure forces, or provide shelter, all of which require rigid (hard) materials. ORIKIN's algorithms specifically focus on the kinematics of rigid materials so that products can be made of metal, wood, glass, etc.

Origami mechanisms allow for complex three-dimensional motion while being controlled by a low number of motors. This property enables the re-design of existing products or the conceptualization of novel products whose motion is achieved through simple actuation.

Since origami fold patterns usually start from a flat state, origami mechanisms can be manufactured in the two-dimensional plane using Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing techniques (such as 3D printing), which reduces part count, assembly time, and manufacturing cost.

The design space of origami has been proven to be infinite, meaning that any shape or form can be folded. Even better, each origami pattern itself exhibits an exponential number of states and can thus be reconfigured into many possible shapes to serve various, distinct functions.