Fully Compliant Pliers

Fully compliant pliers using compliant mechanism technology. You get the motion and function of pliers with a single piece of material. This design was developed by the Compliant Mechanisms Research Group (CMR) from Brigham Young University (BYU). Follow us at @byucmr on Instagram, @CompliantMechanismsResearchGroup on Facebook, or visit the BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR) website to learn more about compliant mechanisms.Technical InformationFor in-depth technical information, see the following publications:Howell, L.L. and Midha, A., “A Method for the Design of Compliant Mechanisms with Small-Length Flexural Pivots,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 116, pp. 280-290, March 1994.To learn more about compliant mechanisms in general, see the BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR) website or these books: Compliant Mechanisms, Handbook of Compliant MechanismsIntellectual PropertyThe downloadable 3D print files provided here may be used, modified, and enjoyed for nonco