A biologically inspired gripping device

Industrial Robot

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-54

  Mangan, Elizabeth V ^a   Kingsley, Dan A ^a   Quinn, Roger D ^a   Sutton, Greg P ^a   Mansour, Joseph M ^a   Chiel, Hillel J ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial limbs; Robotics; Surgical equipment

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; GRIPPERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PLUMBING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE;

FRAGILE MATERIALS; GRIPPING DEVICE; MOLLUSKS; PLUMBING LINES;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 18844370862     PISSN: 0143991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01439910510573291     Document Type: Article

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