https://phys.org/news/2019-01-origami-future.html

"Not only can we move between different configurations very quickly—less than a second—but it's very reliable," said Samuel Felton, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering.

The structure, designed by Felton and Chang Liu, a graduate student in engineering, looks deceptively simple. It's made of twelve pieces of plastic fitted together in a y-shape with hinges between them. But depending on the direction each hinge flexes, it can make 17 different shapes.