Lizard Teaser (IMAGE)

Association for Computing Machinery

Lizard Teaser

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New computational tool automates design of telescoping structures that provide compact storage and rapid deployment. Shown here: a complex telescoping lizard expands to many times its original volume, serving as a stress test of the method.

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(Chris Yu/Carnegie Mellon University)

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