Abstract: A morphable surface including a support structure including a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one shape element including a head, a base plate, a post configured to connect the head and the base plate and be slidably disposed through an opening in the support structure, a spring configured to be disposed between the bottom surface of the support structure and the base plate, an actuator configured to urge against the base plate and be disposed in a first state and a second state, wherein the first state corresponds to a state in which the actuator is configured to push against the base plate in a push action in a first direction from the base plate to the head and the second state corresponds to a state in which the push action is removed, and a compressible element disposed between the actuator and the base plate.

Abstract: A machine controller for controlling at least one machine, the machine controller including a control surface including a plurality of alterable physical properties; and a control device is functionally connected to the control surface and configured to communicate with the at least one machine, wherein the control device is configured to change at least one of the plurality of alterable physical properties of the control surface based on a total input comprised of a first input and a second input, the first input is configured to be received from the at least one machine and the second input is configured to be received from the control surface and the control device is configured to generate an instruction to affect at least one of the control surface and the at least one machine.

Abstract: An expandable and collapsible structure comprising at least two first members and a second member. Each first member includes two plates rotatably connected at an edge of each of the two plates. One of the two plates of each of the first members is adapted to be slidably coupled with the second member. When the two plates of each of the pair of first members are disposed in a non-parallel configuration, the structure is disposed in an expanded state and when the two plates of each of the first members are disposed in a parallel configuration, the structure is disposed in a collapsed state.

Abstract: An expandable and collapsible structure comprising at least two first members and a second member. Each first member includes two plates rotatably connected at an edge of each of the two plates. One of the two plates of each of the first members is adapted to be slidably coupled with the second member. When the two plates of each of the pair of first members are disposed in a non-parallel configuration, the structure is disposed in an expanded state and when the two plates of each of the first members are disposed in a parallel configuration, the structure is disposed in a collapsed state.