Title :
Silkworm Handling Robot System
Author :
Takanobu, Hideaki ; Watanabe, Yasumasa ; Ishihara, Hiroshi ; Aizawa, Tomonari ; Ohura, Masanobu
Author_Institution :
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering Kogakuin University 1-24-2 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjukuku, Tokyo 163-8677, Japan; takanobu@ieee.org
Abstract :
This paper describes the development and experimental results obtained using a silkworm handling robot. This study was performed to establish a system for the handling of silkworms, and to make use of automated breeding to produce usable materials. Silkworms are soft and amorphous. Therefore, gripping them is extremely difficult, and requires a specialized handling system. The authors devised a gripping strategy, taking into consideration damage of the very supple silkworms, which was used successfully for the handling of silkworms.
Keywords :
Gripping strategy; Handling robot; Pneumatic actuator; Silkworm; Aluminum; Amorphous materials; Drugs; Force measurement; Insects; Leg; Production facilities; Proteins; Robotics and automation; Robots; Gripping strategy; Handling robot; Pneumatic actuator; Silkworm;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2005. ICRA 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8914-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570568
