Design, Implementation, and Kinematics of a Twisting Robot Continuum Arm Inspired by Human Forearm Movements

In this article, a soft robot arm that has the ability to twist in two directions is designed. This continuum arm is inspired by the twisting movements of the human upper limb. In this novel continuum arm, two contractor pneumatic muscle actuators (PMA) are used in parallel, and a self-bending contr...

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Main Authors: Alaa Al-Ibadi, Khalid A. Abbas, Mohammed Al-Atwani, Hassanin Al-Fahaam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Robotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/3/55