The Kresling origami spring is a structural component inspired by the Kresling origami pattern, which has been widely studied for its unique mechanical properties and potential applications in various engineering fields. This review aims to assess the potential of Kresling origami springs as a structural component for engineering design, with three main objectives: (i) facilitating future research by summarizing and categorizing the current literature, (ii) identifying the current shortcomings and voids, and (iii) proposing directions for future research to fill those voids. The Kresling origami pattern was first discovered in 1993 by a student in one of Biruta Kresling's courses on bionics in Paris, France. The pattern was documented in 1995 by Kresling herself, where she briefly described the pattern formed when cylindrical columns undergo torsional buckling. Since then, the Kresling pattern has been widely studied and applied in various engineering fields, including robotics, aerospace structures, metamaterials, and energy harvesting. The Kresling origami spring is a type of origami structure that can be used for functional design, and it has been shown to exhibit unique characteristics such as tailorable multi-stability, tunable stiffness, and axial/twist motion coupling. The Kresling origami spring is typically constructed by folding paper or flat sheets of foldable materials following certain patterns that result in different shapes and functionalities. The patterns can be generally classified into two major categories: rigid and non-rigid (a.k.a. volumetric). Rigid origami results in three-dimensional structures in which only the creases between the panels undergo deformation by the folding motion during deployment. Non-rigid origami, on the other hand, results in structures that exhibit non-rigid elastic deformation of the panels between the creases during deployment. The Kresling origami pattern is one such example of non-rigid origami, which has been successfully utilized to construct structures with unique attributes, such as tailorable multi-stability, tunable stiffness, and axial/twist motion coupling. These unique characteristics have led the Kresling pattern to garner significant attention within the origami-inspired engineering community. The Kresling origami spring is a type of origami structure that can be used for functional design, and it has been shown to exhibit unique characteristics such as tailorable multi-stability, tunable stiffness, and axial/twist motion coupling. The Kresling origami spring is typically constructed by folding paper or flat sheets of foldable materials following certain patterns that result in different shapes and functionalities. The patterns can be generally classified into two major categories: rigid and non-rigid (a.k.a. volumetric). Rigid origami results in three-dimensional structures in which only the creases between the panels undergo deformation by the folding motion during deployment. Non-rigid origami, on the other hand, results in structures that exhibitThe Kresling origami spring is a structural component inspired by the Kresling origami pattern, which has been widely studied for its unique mechanical properties and potential applications in various engineering fields. This review aims to assess the potential of Kresling origami springs as a structural component for engineering design, with three main objectives: (i) facilitating future research by summarizing and categorizing the current literature, (ii) identifying the current shortcomings and voids, and (iii) proposing directions for future research to fill those voids. The Kresling origami pattern was first discovered in 1993 by a student in one of Biruta Kresling's courses on bionics in Paris, France. The pattern was documented in 1995 by Kresling herself, where she briefly described the pattern formed when cylindrical columns undergo torsional buckling. Since then, the Kresling pattern has been widely studied and applied in various engineering fields, including robotics, aerospace structures, metamaterials, and energy harvesting. The Kresling origami spring is a type of origami structure that can be used for functional design, and it has been shown to exhibit unique characteristics such as tailorable multi-stability, tunable stiffness, and axial/twist motion coupling. The Kresling origami spring is typically constructed by folding paper or flat sheets of foldable materials following certain patterns that result in different shapes and functionalities. The patterns can be generally classified into two major categories: rigid and non-rigid (a.k.a. volumetric). Rigid origami results in three-dimensional structures in which only the creases between the panels undergo deformation by the folding motion during deployment. Non-rigid origami, on the other hand, results in structures that exhibit non-rigid elastic deformation of the panels between the creases during deployment. The Kresling origami pattern is one such example of non-rigid origami, which has been successfully utilized to construct structures with unique attributes, such as tailorable multi-stability, tunable stiffness, and axial/twist motion coupling. These unique characteristics have led the Kresling pattern to garner significant attention within the origami-inspired engineering community. The Kresling origami spring is a type of origami structure that can be used for functional design, and it has been shown to exhibit unique characteristics such as tailorable multi-stability, tunable stiffness, and axial/twist motion coupling. The Kresling origami spring is typically constructed by folding paper or flat sheets of foldable materials following certain patterns that result in different shapes and functionalities. The patterns can be generally classified into two major categories: rigid and non-rigid (a.k.a. volumetric). Rigid origami results in three-dimensional structures in which only the creases between the panels undergo deformation by the folding motion during deployment. Non-rigid origami, on the other hand, results in structures that exhibit