In a new paper, Disney Research researchers explain how they used 3D printing to demonstrate a new computational design tool that redesigns conventional joints and hinges to be compliant and flexible instead. The computational design tool is capable of taking a rigidly articulated device and automatically replacing its stiff joints with parts that achieve motion through flexibility. The tool draws from flexible mechanisms already in existence. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/182144/disney-res...bend-machines/