Living Architecture Spring 2008 Columbia

There are a handful of novel applications of flexinol out there, from making doll eyes blink to fine art applications like moving the wings on ren-fare elf and pixie sculptures. Here are a couple of "wing" uses that may be of help to us and our desire for leverage.

These are space wings from the robot store.

And here's a butterfly whose wings flap with flexinol from not the robot store. My monarch is on its way! 

Here is one in all its pulsating glory.