Design and manufacturing of an affordable soft robotic manipulator for minimally invasive diagnosis
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Accepted version
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Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Soft robotic manipulators are inherently compliant thus they are ideally suited for minimally invasive diagnosis and intervention. In addition, soft robotics allows for affordable manufacturing, thus it could be adopted in low and middle-income countries where conventional robotics is prohibitively expensive. In this work, the design, manufacturing, and actuation strategy of an affordable soft robotic manipulator is presented. The manufacturing process does not rely on sophisticated technologies, and the pneumatic actuation does not require digital pressure regulators. Instead, a low-cost solution consisting of a needle valve operated by a servo motor is employed. The prototype is assessed with experiments that demonstrate its functionality.
Date Issued
2023-03-08
Date Acceptance
2022-10-21
Citation
2022 7th International Conference on Robotics and Automation Engineering (ICRAE), 2023
Publisher
IEEE
Journal / Book Title
2022 7th International Conference on Robotics and Automation Engineering (ICRAE)
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Source
International Conference on Robotics and Automation Engineering (ICRAE)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2022-11-18
Finish Date
2022-11-20
Coverage Spatial
Singapore