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SUBMITTER: Childs JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7930011 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in robotics and AI 20210218
Developing high-strength continuum robots can be challenging without compromising on the overall size of the robot, the complexity of design and the range of motion. In this work, we explore how the load capacity of continuum robots can drastically be improved through a combination of backbone design and convergent actuation path routing. We propose a rhombus-patterned backbone structure composed of thin walled-plates that can be easily fabricated via 3D printing and exhibits high shear and tors ...[more]