Tensegrity Tower

by Jim Larsen

46 Downloads

24 Likes

4 Makes

Download Model

tensegrity tensegrity table tensegrity tower tower science math engineering tensegritystructure tensegritystructures brain teaser mystery impossible anti-gravity antigravity

I wanted to make a tensegrity tower that was more complex than the simple two layer models. I ended up with a four tier tensegrity sculpture that is very stable. It is not a remix, but it is heavily inspired by this model. All parts are 100% 3D printed. The resulting sculpture is very stable and measures 120mm x 120mm x 225mm. It can be printed on the Bambu A1 Mini. I asked a Chinese friend to help me translate “tensegrity” into Chinese, and her translation makes up part of the inscription on th