Abstract: Tensegrity manipulators are rigid-flexible coupling elastic mechanisms with complex stiffness characteristics. By changing the prestress levels of tensile cables, the manipulators become versatile mechanisms with variable ...

Abstract: Robots require compliant actuators capable of reducing tremendous stress shocks while maintaining fast response and lightweight. Bistable tensegrity structures have excellent performances such as fast response and high ...

Abstract: Tensegrity systems represent promising candidate mechanisms with in situ stiffness variability through changing the cables’ prestress levels. However, prestress-based stiffness behaviors of tensegrity systems with arbitrary ...