Active Connection Mechanism for Soft Modular Robots
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Active Connection Mechanism for Soft Modular Robots
To date, most modular robotic systems lack flexibility when increasing the number of modules due to their hard building blocks and rigid connection mechanisms. In order to improve adaptation to environmental changes, softness at the module level might be beneficial. However, coping with softness requires a fundamental rethinking of the way modules are built. A major challenge is to develop a co...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advanced Robotics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0169-1864,1568-5535
DOI: 10.1163/156855312x626325