Using Voice Coils to Actuate Modular Soft Robots: Wormbot, an Example

In this study, we present a modular worm-like robot, which utilizes voice coils as a new paradigm in soft robot actuation. Drive electronics are incorporated into the actuators, providing a significant improvement in self-sufficiency when compared with existing soft robot actuation modes such as pne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nemitz, Markus P., Mihaylov, Pavel, Barraclough, Thomas W., Ross, Dylan, Stokes, Adam A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5180079/