Three Seemingly Identical Compliant Mechanisms

In this video three seemingly identical compliant mechanisms are demonstrated as well as a monolithic equivalent design. The mechanisms look identical, but one has positive stiffness, one is bistable, and one has zero stiffness.
These mechanisms were first published in our research paper: doi.org/10.1115/1.4049438

[@WilliamDye-willdye]

But if you take the blue insert, then -- uh... wait, Neo, let me finish explai... Whoa. Did you just swallow both inserts?

[@RedstoneCraftermc]

Really cool, can you make a video on how to model something like this? The math behind it

[@gregoryholder2423]

Loving the compliant mechanism content

[@qazer10]

High quality content

[@mohamedzanaty5609]

Pretty cool. It can also be a tristable mechanism :-)

[@matthewmathis62]

If you can 3D Print something like this, I imagine the mechanics of an entire engine could be made to work with 3D Printed mechanisms.

[@Juergkrebs]

Great stuff- what about multi dimentional switches :)

[@saiello2061]

Why COMpliant and not just Pliant mechanisms...? The former implies something that abides by a set of rules, the latter simply that which is flexible, which seems more apt.... 😋

[@sonkira]

Damn!

[@UHB007]

The music is way too ominous haha

[@nnov_tech_chan7891]

Cool. I am thinking how far this compliant thing can go.

[@Astartea05]

That will forever be a problem