Shape　memory　alloy　can　recover　its　original　configuration,　while　lightweight　foam　can　absorb　a　considerable　amount　of　energy.　It　is　desirable　to　test　whether　shape　memory　foam　has　merits　in　terms　of　both　shape　memory　effect　and　exceptional　energy　absorption　capacity.　In　the　present　study,　shape　memory　NiTi　foam　is　compressed　quasi-statically　and　dynamically　in　order　to　investigate　its　response　and　failure　pattern　transition　with　an　increasing　loading　rate.　A　universal　testing　machine　is　used　in　a　quasi-static　test,　while　the　split　Hopkinson　pressure　bar　is　employed　in　the　dynamic　test.　It　is　observed　that　the　NiTi　foam　fails　differently:　under　a　quasi-static　load,　small　foam　parts　of　various　sizes　fall　off　from　the　specimen　fringe;　meanwhile,　under　dynamic　load,　the　foam　fractures　in　the　specimen　center　to　split　it　into　multiple　pieces.　The　underlying　failure　mechanisms　accounting　for　the　shape　memory　foam　behavior　under　different　loading　rates　are　discussed.