The Importance of Continuous and Discrete Elements in Continuum Robots

In this paper, we examine key issues underlying the design and operation of robots featuring continuous body (“continuum”) elements. We contrast continuum and continuum-like robots created to date with their counterparts in the natural world. It is observed that natural continuum locomotors or manip...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lara S. Cowan, Ian D. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-03-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/55270