Robert Connelly (born July 15, 1942) is a mathematician specializing in discrete geometry and rigidity theory.
[1][2] Connelly is best known for discovering embedded flexible polyhedra.
His recent interests include tensegrities and the carpenter's rule problem.
[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 February 1992 (M.P.C.
[4] Connelly has authored or co-authored several articles on mathematics, including Conjectures and open questions in rigidity; A flexible sphere; and A counterexample to the rigidity conjecture for polyhedra.