Tensegrity Arm

This version of a tensegrity arm demonstrates pronation of the forearm utilizing a basic tensegrity ’elbow’. The two fingered ’gripper’ is controlled by two actuator lines which are engaged when the arm extends and continues to operate during pronation. The gripper is built from ’tensegrity joints’- all forces are pin loaded with no shear or torque and are mediated by the tension system. This model is controlled by human manipulation but could of course be actuated by computer algorithms. For more info: htt