Switching Between Continuum and Discrete States in a Continuum Robot With Dislocatable Joints

Rigid linkages allow robots to lift heavy loads but prevent them from gently stretching and bending their bodies. Continuum robots without rigid linkages have a wide range of motion, safety, shape adaptability, and compliance. To combine the benefits of both continuum and rigid robots, we propose a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ayato Kanada, Tomoaki Mashimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9363900/