Development of the functional unit of a completely soft octopus-like robotic arm

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 640-645

  Follador, M ^a   Cianchetti, M ^a   Laschi, C ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION TECHNOLOGIES; DIAMETER VARIATION; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; KEY ELEMENTS; MUSCULAR HYDROSTAT; SOFT ACTUATORS; SPATIAL CONTINUITY; SUPPORT STRUCTURES;

ACTUATORS; GROUND SUPPORTS;

SHELLFISH;

EID: 84867409396     PISSN: 21551774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290790     Document Type: Conference Paper

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