A versatile class of mobility platforms has emerged from the structural principle of tensegrity, which distribute stresses across a compliant network of linear elements, such as rods and cables, as shown in Fig. 1. The concept was first explored in architecture and biology, as it relates to spine structures and cytoskeletons of single-celled moving organisms. Tensegrity structures are able to physically change their structural expression based on external forces, while minimizing bending and shearing.
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