5 accepted papers
This letter presents a novel soft climbing robot characterized by its light weight, flexibility, and the ability to adjust the locomotion distance by extendable arms. The robot has inflatable gripper and arms. These are controlled only by a pneumatic system. The weight of the robot is 858 g, the max
Various types of extendable and contractible soft actuators have been developed by utilizing their strength, lightweight, and flexibility. Most soft actuators focus on either the extending or contracting motion. In this study, we aim to achieve both motions in a single actuator. We propose a novel l
Soft growing robots are a new type of soft mobile robots that can move in environments that are challenging for conventional wheeled robots and interact with the surrounding environment. The bodies of existing soft growing robots are constructed from one tube without branches, which limits their mov
Soft growing robots, a new soft mobile robot, have recently attracted considerable interest. There are many soft growing robots, some of which have irreversible growing and bending motion mechanisms. For such robots, path planning methods that provide information on bending timing improve operation
Soft growing robots have recently attracted considerable interest. They are expected to operate in complicated environments leveraging their flexibility and adaptability. However, some of them are unable to maintain their bending shape without contact with an object, and some of their mechanisms are