Development of an underwater biomimetic microrobot with compact structure and flexible locomotion

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 13, Issue 8-10, 2007, Pages 883-890

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Guo, Shuxiang ^a,b   Asaka, Kinji ^c  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); IONIC CONDUCTION; POLYMER FILMS;

BIOMIMETIC LOCOMOTION; COMPACT STRUCTURE; MICROROBOTS; MULTI-JOINT LEGS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 34548238124     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-006-0294-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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