Published in Journal of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Volume 4, Number 1
Written by BOBÎRSC Laura-Marielena, IORDACHE Constantin, SĂPUNARU Vlad-Andrei, CIUCU Ştefania, GORUNESCU Olivia-Gabriela, LUPU Valentin-Constantin, COSAC Diana-Ioana
Scientific coordinators: Cristian PETRE, Florin BACIU

Using simple, widely accessible materials, we wanted to construct a chair with a size and weight as small as possible, but which would withstand high stress. Thus, considering that the structure would have two component parts, the seat and the leg of the chair, two ideas were pursued and applied: the placement of the parallel and perpendicular toothpicks between them and the use of triangles to strengthen the whole structure. The purpose is that the stresses to which the seat is subjected (bending and buckling) would not lead to rupture or deformation of the structure. As such, a chair made of toothpicks glued with adhesive was made, with a mass of 160g, which can easily support weights of the order of kg

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