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Stiffness Change for Reconfiguration of Inflated Beam Robots
Brian H. Do, Shuai Wu, Ruike Renee Zhao +1
Active control of the shape of soft robots is challenging. Despite having an infinite number of passive degrees of freedom (DOFs), soft robots typically only have a few actively co…
Passive Shape Locking for Multi-Bend Growing Inflated Beam Robots
Rianna Jitosho, Sofia Simon-Trench, Allison M. Okamura +1
Shape change enables new capabilities for robots. One class of robots capable of dramatic shape change is soft growing "vine" robots. These robots usually feature global actuation…
A Lightweight, High-Extension, Planar 3-Degree-of-Freedom Manipulator Using Pinched Bistable Tapes
O. Godson Osele, Allison M. Okamura, Brian H. Do
To facilitate sensing and physical interaction in remote and/or constrained environments, high-extension, lightweight robot manipulators are easier to transport and reach substanti…
Task-Specific Design Optimization and Fabrication for Inflated-Beam Soft Robots with Growable Discrete Joints
Ioannis Exarchos, Karen Wang, Brian H. Do +4
Soft robot serial chain manipulators with the capability for growth, stiffness control, and discrete joints have the potential to approach the dexterity of traditional robot arms,…
Dynamically Reconfigurable Discrete Distributed Stiffness for Inflated Beam Robots
Brian H. Do, Valory Banashek, Allison M. Okamura
Inflated continuum robots are promising for a variety of navigation tasks, but controlling their motion with a small number of actuators is challenging. These inflated beam robots…