This study aimed to develop a method to construct tensegrity structures from elementary cells, defined as structures consisting of only one bar connected with a few strings. Comparison of various ...

A key component of making 3-D printed objects that can transform into tensegrity structures was controlling the rate and sequence of expansion.

Tensegrity structures, characterised by the interplay of discontinuous compression elements and continuous tension elements, have emerged as a promising design paradigm in robotics.

A key component of making 3-D printed objects that can transform into tensegrity structures was controlling the rate and sequence of expansion.

Researchers at NASA Ames and University of California, Berkeley, are turning tensegrity structures into functional robots, which could be used in the future to explore space and other planets. These ...

A key component of making 3-D printed objects that can transform into tensegrity structures was controlling the rate and sequence of expansion.

Kuan-Ting Lai's thesis in Reconfigurable Systems of Tensegrity resulted in this moving structure made using only pneumatic cylinders and polycarbonate.

The seemingly impossible feat was done by understanding how to use tensegrity and tensile strength. In this case, Orgill created a tensegrity structure which uses tension as a building tool.

(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in ...