Reconfigurable　and　modular　designs　can　be　a　key　technology　to　realize　the　versatility　as　well　as　improve　the　flexibility　of　parallel　kinematic　machines(PKMs).　Inspired　by　the　design　of　the　high-performance　Exechon　PKM,　two　novel　Exechon-like　PKMs-Exe-　and　Exe-　are　proposed　on　the　basis　of　the　Exe-Variant　PKM.　Four　types　of　reconfigurable　Exechon-like　PKM　modules-Exechon,　Exe-Variant,　Exe-,　and　Exe-　were　conceptually　designed　by　following　the　design　flows　of　lockable　joints,　modular　limbs,　and　reconfigurable　PKMs.　With　regard　to　the　kinematic　analysis　of　Exechon-like　PKMs,　the　degrees　of　freedom(DoF)and　singularities　were　analyzed　with　the　screw　theory,　wherein　the　screw　systems　of　the　Exechon-like　PKMs　were　formulated　and　overfull　Jacobian　matrices　of　the　PKMs　were　derived.　Loop-closure　equations　were　formulated　to　develop　the　inverse　kinematic　model　and　parasitic　motions　of　the　moving　platform.　The　reachable　workspaces　of　the　proposed　PKMs　were　predicted　by　a　＇sliced　partition＇　algorithm.　A　comparative　analysis　of　the　kinematics　shows　that　the　reconfigurable　design　of　the　Exechon-like　PKMs　can　keep　the　DoF　of　the　PKMs　and　their　architectural　singularities　unchanged.　The　analysis　also　shows　that　the　reconfigurable　design　can　significantly　improve　the　complexity　of　the　parasitic　motions　of　inverse　kinematics　and　the　distributions　of　the　moving　platform＇s　reachable　workspaces　for　several　Exechon-like　PKMs.　Finally,　using　the　3D　printing　technology,　a　laboratory　prototype　of　Exe-　PKM　was　built　to　conduct　the　kinematic　experiment.　The　experimental　values　agree　well　with　the　theoretical　values.　The　absolute　error　is　less　than　±0.4　mm　and　the　relative　error　is　within　3.2%,　which　verifies　the　effectiveness　of　the　proposed　kinematic　analysis　module.　The　conceptual　designs　of　reconfigurable　and　modular　PKMs　in　this　study　can　prove　to　be　key　techniques　to　realize　efficient　reconfigurable　designs　and　engineering　applications　of　Exechon-like　PKMs.　©　2019,　Editorial　Board　of　Journal　of　Tianjin　University(Science　and　Technology).　All　right　reserved.