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Bobbin lace for robots: materials science paper

September 27, 2026 8:42 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

This came up in my Google Alert for bobbin lace. I was too tired to tackle it yesterday, but I'm going to try to grasp it later!

Since it used a Rauma pillow, I pinged Tarmo Thorström and he says he knows one of the authors who is a legit lacemaker (Maija Vaara). 

Active textiles move in confined areas

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aee7156

It's over my head on some of the approach but I'm also kind of intrigued...


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  • September 28, 2026 6:21 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    One of the authors (the lacemaker) is on Instagram and she pointed me to an article with some video that helped me to grasp this.

    https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/turning-bobbin-lace-into-shape-shifting-textiles
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  • October 07, 2026 1:17 PM | Anonymous member
    This project has come up as a topic for an IOLI Lace Lecture - what do you (any reader) think? Too technical or do you find it interesting?
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    • October 10, 2026 7:44 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
      I thought it was fascinating, and it scored pretty well over on reddit too. People were interested.
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    • November 03, 2026 9:23 AM | Anonymous member
      Technical, yes, but fascinating!
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    • November 03, 2026 5:30 PM | Anonymous member
      I find the concepts arcane but fascinating, the way the principles of bobbin lacemaking can be used as a basis for learning something new. As long as the lecture addresses how this research can be used in the practical world, I think it would be an interesting lecture topic.
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