• DocumentCode
    2410189
  • Title

    Worms, waves and robots

  • Author

    Boxerbaum, Alexander S. ; Horchler, Andrew D. ; Shaw, Kendrick M. ; Chiel, Hillel J. ; Quinn, Roger D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    14-18 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    3537
  • Lastpage
    3538
  • Abstract
    The Biologically Inspired Robotics group at Case Western Reserve University has developed several innovative designs for a new kind of robot that uses peristalsis, the method of locomotion used by earthworms. Unlike previous wormlike robots, our concept uses a continuously deformable outer mesh that interpolates the body position between discrete actuators. Here, we summarize our progress with this soft hyper-redundant robot.
  • Keywords
    medical robotics; mobile robots; Case Western Reserve University; biologically inspired robotics; discrete actuators; earthworms; innovative designs; locomotion method; soft hyperredundant robot; waves; wormlike robots; Actuators; Educational institutions; Grippers; Muscles; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Saint Paul, MN
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1403-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1050-4729
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICRA.2012.6224805
  • Filename
    6224805
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2410189