flapper

In the hour before Pippi’s party, children scoured the room on a scavenger hunt to find nine Pippis, donning disguises from a Dodgers jersey to a 1920s flapper dress.

To replicate the columnar formations of birds, in which they line up one directly behind the other, the researchers created mechanized flappers that act like birds' wings.

Underneath, dresses of scalloped sequins and draped fringe recall flapper looks with contemporary discipline.

Next steps from the robotics perspective will include working with material scientists to equip the flappers with muscle-like materials.

Times columns focuses on men and women and their struggles during the early flapper era.