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Soft robotic hand with finger-bending/friction-reduction switching mechanism through 1-degree-of-freedom flow control
Toshihiro Nishimura, Kensuke Shimizu, Seita Nojiri +4
This paper proposes a novel pneumatic soft robotic hand that incorporates a mechanism that can switch the airflow path using a single airflow control. The developed hand can contro…
Sound masking degrades perception of self-location during stepping: A case for sound-transparent spacesuits for Mars
Jose Berengueres, Maryam Al Kuwaiti, Ahmed Yasir +1
Most efforts to improve spacesuits have been directed towards adding haptic feedback. However, sound transparency can also improve situational awareness at a relatively low cost. T…
Inflated Bendable Eversion Cantilever Mechanism with Inner Skeleton for Increased Payload Holding
Tomoya Takahashi, Masahiro Watanabe, Kenjiro Tadakuma +3
Inflatable structures used in soft robotics applications exhibit unique characteristics. In particular, the tip-extension structure, which grows from the tip, can grow without fric…
Hundred Drones Land in a Minute
Daiki Fujikura, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masahiro Watanabe +3
Currently, drone research and development has received significant attention worldwide. Particularly, delivery services employ drones as it is a viable method to improve delivery e…
Retraction Mechanism of Soft Torus Robot with a Hydrostatic Skeleton
Tomoya Takahashi, Masahiro Watanabe, Kenjiro Tadakuma +2
Soft robots have attracted much attention in recent years owing to their high adaptability. Long articulated soft robots enable diverse operations, and tip-extending robots that na…
Fire Resistance Deformable Soft Gripper Based on Wire Jamming Mechanism
Kenjiro Tadakuma, Toshiaki Fujimoto, Masahiro Watanabe +1
Able to grasp objects of any shape and size, universal grippers using variable stiffness phenomenon such as granular jamming have been developed for disaster robotics application.…