The cable-driven parallel mechanism is a type of parallel robot that uses flexible cables instead of rigid links as the driving element. It has the advantages of fast movement speed, large carrying capacity, small chain inertia, large workspace and good environmental adaptability. It provides new ideas and means for solving engineering problems. Therefore, it has gradually become a research hotspot in the field of international parallel mechanisms in recent years. This article introduces the characteristics of the cable-driven parallel mechanism, and summarizes the technical research status and engineering application progress of the cable-driven parallel mechanism from the fields of material handling, astronomical observation, wind tunnel test, high-speed camera, motion simulation, limb rehabilitation, surgery, three-dimensional printing, etc. Then the development trends of cable-driven parallel mechanism are discussed.

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