That’s a solid line of thinking. Quartz crystals adjust their lattice under stress to minimize energy; we could mimic that with modular joints that lock or slide depending on load, effectively giving the frame a self‑optimizing shape. It would need a precise feedback loop and fail‑safe overrides, otherwise the robot could get stuck in a suboptimal configuration. If we keep the autonomy limited to structural adaptation and let higher‑level commands stay human‑controlled, we avoid the typical “AI runaway” nightmare while still pushing the boundary of adaptive robotics.