Amplifying Laminar Jamming for Soft Robots by Geometry-Induced Rigidity
Wen-Bo Li Xin-Yu Guo Fu-Yi Fang Wen-Ming Zhang Wen-Bo Li Xin-Yu Guo Fu-Yi Fang Wen-Ming Zhang
Variable stiffness technology is an extensively discussed topic in soft robotics, which can bridge the traditional fast, precise and high-force rigid robots with compliant, agile, and safe soft robots. In this paper, we introduce the concept of geometry-induced rigidity and propose a variable curvature jamming (VCJ) mechanism for amplifying the laminar jamming structures which are fast, efficient,...