3 accepted papers
This study presents the usage of Braided Actuators with Nested Structures to improve the stroke characteristics of the McKibben actuators. Thin McKibben actuators can contract 23% of their original length when pressurized. Usage of braiding and nested structures to improve contraction ratio has prov
This letter presents an index finger of human-like robotics hand which intends to closely replicate the human finger in terms of bones, ligaments, muscles, extensor mechanism, tendon, and its pulley system. We fabricated the muscles of the index finger using thin multifilament McKibben muscles that
This letter introduces a lightweight hexapod robot, Giacometti robot, made with long and narrow legs following the Alberto Giacometti's sculpture conception. The goal is achieved by, first, using multiple links with thin and soft McKibben actuators, and second, choosing a leg design which is narrow