Compliant connectors
Experiments with Lego-style 3D-printed connectors for quickly prototyping structures with auxetic/programmable mechanical properties.
Different connectors, experimenting with directionality and stiffness; nylon prints from the Markforged performed the best in terms of flexing and ease of printing, even for the the thin ‘thru-hole’ connector which made for interesting flexible surfaces, and might be worth exploring further in three dimensions/with different orientations.
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︎ Link to print files.
Personal project in November 2019 (many thanks to Stelian Coros for letting me use the printers in his lab at ETH).