A Millimetre-Sized Robot Realized by a Piezoelectric Impact-Type Rotary Actuator and a Hardware Neuron Model

Micro-robotic systems are increasingly used in medicine and other fields requiring precision engineering. This paper proposes a piezoelectric impact-type rotary actuator and applies it to a millimetre-size robot controlled by a hardware neuron model. The rotary actuator and robot are fabricated by m...

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Main Authors: Minami Takato, Masaki Tatani, Hirozumi Oku, Yuki Okane, Junichi Tanida, Shinpei Yamasaki, Ken Saito, Fumio Uchikoba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-07-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/58671