  Developable surfaces are commonly observed in various applications such as
architecture, product design, manufacturing, mechanical materials, and data
physicalization as well as in the development of tangible interaction and
deformable robots, with the characteristics of easy-to-product, low-cost,
transport-friendly, and deformable. Transforming shapes into developable
surfaces is a complex and comprehensive task, which forms a variety of methods
of segmentation, unfolding, and manufacturing for shapes with different
geometry and topology, resulting in the complexity of developable surfaces. In
this paper, we reviewed relevant methods and techniques for the study of
developable surfaces, characterize them with our proposed pipeline, and
categorize them based on digital modeling, physical modeling, interaction, and
application. Through the analysis to the relevant literature, we also discussed
some of the research challenges and future research opportunities.
