Title :
Arm Wrestling Robot Driven by Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Mater. & Eng., Swiss Fed. Lab. for Mater. Testing & Res., Dubendorf
Abstract :
On March 7, 2005, the first arm wrestling match of EAP robotic arm against human was held during the EAP-in-action session of the EAPAD conference in San Diego. The primary object was to demonstrate the potential of the EAP technology for applications in the field of robotics, bioengineering and similar technologies. The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), Dubendorf, Switzerland, was one of the three participating organisations in this competition
Keywords :
biomechanics; elastomers; electric actuators; mobile robots; muscle; robot dynamics; arm wrestling robot; artificial muscles; dielectric elastomer actuators; electroactive polymer robotic arm; Actuators; Capacitors; Dielectric materials; Electrodes; Humans; Laboratories; Muscles; Polymers; Robots; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006. The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0040-6
DOI :
10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639096