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Conventional rigid manipulators lack compliance, while existing continuum robots struggle with controllability and are limited to single\u2010curvature deformation. Here, a bioinspired tensegrity\u2010based continuum robot with programmable stiffness is introduced that achieves adaptive multicurvature morphing through intra\u2010 and intermodule stiffness distribution. A unified energy\u2010based framework establishes self\u2010equilibrium and predictive deformation of serial tensegrity modules, enabling systematic design and control. The approach is validated through computational modeling and physical experiments, demonstrating geometry\u2010specific adaptation to hexagonal, circular, elliptical, and polygonal profiles relevant to on\u2010orbit assembly. 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