Fin Ray Effect Inspired Soft Robotic Gripper: From the RoboSoft Grand Challenge Toward Optimization

Fin Ray Effect Inspired Soft Robotic Gripper: From the RoboSoft Grand Challenge Toward Optimization

A soft robotic gripper for a Tele-operable In-Home Robotic Assistant (TIHRA) for the mobility impaired is presented. This gripper is inspired by the Fin Ray textsuperscript textregistered Effect, which is derived from the physiology of fish fins. The gripper fingers are soft and triangular with har...

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Main Authors: Whitney Crooks, Gabrielle Vukasin, Maeve O'Sullivan, William Messner, Chris Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Subjects:
soft robotics
3D printing
robotic manipulation
RoboSoft Grand Challenge
soft robotic gripper
fin ray effect
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/frobt.2016.00070/full

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