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M3D-skin: Multi-material 3D-printed Tactile Sensor with Hierarchical Infill Structures for Pressure Sensing
Shunnosuke Yoshimura, Kento Kawaharazuka, Kei Okada
Tactile sensors have a wide range of applications, from utilization in robotic grippers to human motion measurement. If tactile sensors could be fabricated and integrated more easi…
Vlimb: A Wire-Driven Wearable Robot for Bodily Extension, Balancing Powerfulness and Reachability
Shogo Sawaguchi, Temma Suzuki, Akihiro Miki +6
Numerous wearable robots have been developed to meet the demands of physical assistance and entertainment. These wearable robots range from body-enhancing types that assist human a…
Design Method of a Kangaroo Robot with High Power Legs and an Articulated Soft Tail
Shunnosuke Yoshimura, Temma Suzuki, Masahiro Bando +4
In this paper, we focus on the kangaroo, which has powerful legs capable of jumping and a soft and strong tail. To incorporate these unique structure into a robot for utilization,…
Patterned Structure Muscle : Arbitrary Shaped Wire-driven Artificial Muscle Utilizing Anisotropic Flexible Structure for Musculoskeletal Robots
Shunnosuke Yoshimura, Akihiro Miki, Kazuhiro Miyama +4
Muscles of the human body are composed of tiny actuators made up of myosin and actin filaments. They can exert force in various shapes such as curved or flat, under contact forces…
Construction of Musculoskeletal Simulation for Shoulder Complex with Ligaments and Its Validation via Model Predictive Control
Yuta Sahara, Akihiro Miki, Yoshimoto Ribayashi +4
The complex ways in which humans utilize their bodies in sports and martial arts are remarkable, and human motion analysis is one of the most effective tools for robot body design…