3 accepted papers
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) that can perform three-dimensional movements are being developed to perform more diverse tasks beyond simple bending. The conventional PneuNet actuators have expansion limit layers, which can obtain more tip force by limiting the expansion of the bottom. However, the
In recent years, the role of robots across industries has become increasingly diverse, and they are now required to perform complex missions beyond simple repetitive tasks. However, robots used in confined spaces that humans cannot reach or in disaster field missions have challenges in performing va…
This letter proposes and verifies a new method, the ring-pull mechanism, to overcome the disadvantages of existing wearable robotic gloves. By attaching a ring to the metacarpopha-langeal joint of the finger, the ring-pull mechanism supplements the grasping force of the user, while reducing the weig