equipment. Flexure bearings have the disadvantages that the range of motion is limited, and often very limited for bearings that support high loads.

A flexure bearing relies on the bearing element being made of a material which can be repeatedly flexed without disintegrating. However, most materials lose strength and eventually fail with repeated flexing and bending. For example, most metals will fatigue with repeated flexing, and will eventually snap. Thus, one part of flexure bearing design