  To improve the accessibility of robotics, we propose a design and fabrication
strategy to build low-cost electromechanical systems for robotic devices. Our
method, based on origami-inspired cut-and-fold and E-textiles techniques, aims
at minimizing the resources for robot creation. Specifically, we explore
techniques to create robots with the resources restricted to single-layer
sheets (e.g. polyester film) and conductive sewing threads. To demonstrate our
strategy's feasibility, these techniques are successfully integrated into an
electromechanical oscillator (about 0.40 USD), which can generate electrical
oscillation under constant-current power and potentially be used as a simple
robot controller in lieu of additional external electronics.
