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This is a dual-purpose compliant mechanism in which either the handles can be moved with only slight motion of the blocks in the middle on the right; or bringing the handles together creates a large force on an object placed between the blocks on the right in the middle. Thus, it is a Displacement-amplifying Compliant Mechanism (DaCM) and a Force-amplifying Compliant Mechanism (FaCM).
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