ABSTRACT
Adaptive structures of the animate nature usually accumulate elastic energy for reversible resilient deformation. Adaptive resilient structures have many advantages over non-resilient ones including increased load-bearing capacity, reduced weight, and extended term of service life. A new effective type of adaptive structures can be made of long linear resilient rods bended and tied into cyclic knots. The interaction of the inner elastic energy and external forces of the structures transform them into minimal surfaces both planar and spatial.
