3 papers
cs.RO2025
JammingSnake: A follow-the-leader continuum robot with variable stiffness based on fiber jamming
Chen Qian, Tangyou Liu, Liao Wu
Follow-the-leader (FTL) motion is essential for continuum robots operating in fragile and confined environments. It allows the robot to exert minimal force on its surroundings, red…
cs.RO2024
Effects of fiber number and density on fiber jamming: Towards follow-the-leader deployment of a continuum robot
Chen Qian, Tangyou Liu, Liao Wu
Fiber jamming modules (FJMs) offer flexibility and quick stiffness variation, making them suitable for follow-the-leader (FTL) motions in continuum robots, which is ideal for minim…
cs.RO2024
A Low-Cost Teleoperable Surgical Robot with a Macro-Micro Structure and a Continuum Tip for Open-Source Research
Lachlan Scott, Tangyou Liu, Liao Wu
Surgical robotic systems equipped with microscale, high-dexterity manipulators have shown promising results in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). One barrier to the widespread adopt…