"Wyrd" Elephant Compliant Mechanism

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A Wyrd Mechanism mimics a double parallel mechanism with compliant motion.\n\nThese mechanisms showcase how compliant mechanisms can generate precise desired motions, demonstrating their versatility. The coupler point revolves but doesn't move laterally, as if anchored to the ground yet remains unobstructed. The intricate workings are cleverly concealed within various shapes (in this case, animals).\n\nThe compliant mechanism's architecture was created by the BYU CMR as a thought-provoking example, drawing inspiration from a well-established rigid-link mechanism. The term "Wyrd Mechanism" was coined by enthusiastic CMR students, and the word "wyrd" is an ancestral precursor to its modern counterpart, "weird," as seen in Shakespeare's usage of wyrd in Macbeth.