Design and Preliminary Testing of a Continuum Assistive Robotic Manipulator
Background: The application of continuum manipulators as assistive robots is discussed and tested through the use of Bendy ARM, a simple manually teleoperated tendon driven continuum manipulator prototype. Methods: Two rounds of user testing were performed to evaluate the potential of this arm to ai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-09-01
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Series: | Robotics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/8/4/84 |