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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5772/55270 |