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Modeling and Generative-AI-Based Design of Load-Adaptive Gravity Balancing Mechanisms
Ryotaro Kayawake, Kazuki Abe, Shota Miyake +2
Load-adaptive gravity balancing mechanisms (LA-GBMs) can accommodate various loading conditions by passively changing their characteristics in response to payload variations. Howev…
Passive Luminescent Bellows Mechanism
Naoto Kikuta, Issei Onda, Kazuki Abe +2
The use of robots in disaster sites has rapidly expanded, with soft robots attracting particular interest due to their flexibility and adaptability. They can navigate through narro…
Reflexive Input-Output Causality Mechanisms
Ryotaro Kayawake, Haruto Miida, Shunsuke Sano +6
This paper explores the concept of reflexive actuation, examining how robots may leverage both internal and external stimuli to trigger changes in the motion, performance, or physi…
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…