Human-robot coexistence has become an important trend of the new generation of robots.
Both rigid structures and soft structures have their own limitations in certain application …

The recent convergence between physics and biology has led many physicists to enter the
fields of cell and developmental biology. One of the most exciting areas of interest has been …

Tensegrity structures with detached struts are naturally suitable for deployable applications,
both in terrestrial and outer-space structures, as well as morphing devices. Composed of …

The peculiar nonlinear mechanical behaviour of tensegrity structures and their engineering
applications have attracted considerable interest in the last two decades. However, the …

A highly efficient form-finding method of tensegrity is presented on the basis of the structural
stiffness matrix, which is defined as the derivative of the out-of-balance force vector with …

We propose an efficient method for the form-finding of tensegrity structures. The force
densities of each tensegrity are obtained by the minimisation of a particular objective …

Most available techniques for the design of tensegrity structures can be grouped in two
categories. On the one hand, methods that rely on the systematic application of topological …

We develop a new formulation for the form-finding of tensegrity structures in which the
primary variables are the Cartesian components of element lengths. Both an analytical and …

This paper presents a versatile form-finding method for tensegrity structures that is based on
solving a constrained optimization problem. A general constrained optimization model …

Tensegrity structures resemble biological tissues: A structural system that holds an internal
balance of prestress. Owing to the presence of prestress, biological tissues can dramatically …