Takefumi Kanda — accepted AI-conference papers

2024

Fabrication Process for Twisting Artificial Muscles by Utilizing Braiding Technology and Water-Soluble Fibers

Weihang Tian, Shuichi Wakimoto, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Takefumi Kanda

RA-L 2024

The McKibben artificial muscle is a pneumatic soft actuator consisting of a rubber tube, with fibers covering it. In this study, we propose a new fabrication process to easily realize twisting artificial muscles by utilizing braiding technology and water-soluble fibers based on the McKibben artifici

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2019

Operation of a pneumatic soft manipulator using a wearable interface with flexible strain sensors

Hiroki Hagihara, Shuichi Wakimoto, Takefumi Kanda, Shota Furukawa

IROS 2019poster

This paper presents a soft manipulator which mimics the muscle structure of an octopus arm and its operation by the master-slave method by using a wearable interface. The soft manipulator consists of a rubber structure and McKibben artificial muscles arranged in axial and oblique directions. This ma…

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