| PROPERTY | V1 — UNIFORM GRID | V2 — SHRINKING CAPILLARIES |
|---|---|---|
| Scaffold | Fixed triangular grid — all cells identical | Tree-based — each generation 4% smaller |
| Growth | Pre-built grid — scaffold exists before shards | Self-manufacturing — scaffold grows from seed |
| Triangle size | All 36px (uniform) | Seed 60px → shrinks to minimum 2px |
| Shard behaviour | Identical fold-walk everywhere | Fold height proportional to edge length — tighter in capillaries |
| Scale | Single scale | Multi-scale — arteries to capillaries |
| Path selection | Random neighbour | Random neighbour (pre-genomic) |
| Biology analogy | Proof of concept — blood flows | Cardiovascular system — blood reaches everywhere |
| Limitation | Can't reach small spaces | Branches can collapse into themselves (needs genomics) |
Transparent shape overlay. The origami mesh sits at 50% opacity over a target image. Train the nanites to trace the shape beneath. The ultimate pattern-matching exercise.
Colour-indexed directional control. Each shard reads the colour at index 0 to decide direction. No more collapsing into itself. Growth follows a genome.
Drag your mouse and the origami collapses the exact path needed to follow your cursor. Click zones drop red/green markers. The mesh becomes a neural controller.
Draw the best square, triangle, circle in a set time. Accuracy scored. Shape-matching as competitive sport. Who can command the nanites most precisely?
Each fold, build, collapse, and merge gets its own sound. The scaffold hums. The shards click. You hear the blood flowing through the body.
Same five rules at every scale. A 60px demo triangle and a real-world nanometre cell obey identical physics. This is the bridge from simulation to fabrication.
Fixed triangular mesh. Proves the fold-walk mechanic works. All cells same size. Random path selection. The foundation.
Self-manufacturing scaffold. 4% shrink per generation. Tree-based growth from a single seed. Pre-genomic — branches can overlap. Shows WHY genomics matters.
Colour-indexed directional control at every fork. No more collapsing into itself. Growth follows a programmed genome. The blood knows where to go.
Transparent overlay training. Mouse-driven path collapse. Origami sound effects. Gamified shape competition. The mesh becomes interactive.
From simulation to physical nanite. Same five rules. Same physics. Real-world shard transit in a real-world scaffold.