Hyper flexible robot with variable stiffness and shape

This paper describes a hyper flexible morphing mobile agent. The agent has flexible gel states and can change its shape via a magnetic field. An initial prototype agent has been developed, the basic performances and characteristics, movement, and ability to change shape and stiffness of which have b...

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Main Authors: Tadakuma, Kenjiro, Arimie, Erick Fernando Moya, Tadakuma, Riichiro
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Conferences
Crystals
Electrodes
Magnetic fields
Mobile agents
Prototypes
Shape
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Summary:This paper describes a hyper flexible morphing mobile agent. The agent has flexible gel states and can change its shape via a magnetic field. An initial prototype agent has been developed, the basic performances and characteristics, movement, and ability to change shape and stiffness of which have been confirmed through experiments. This hyper flexible morphing mobile agent can move into narrow spaces and change its shape to perform useful work, exploiting its morphing nature.
ISSN:2159-6247
2159-6255
DOI:10.1109/AIM.2013.6584277