Development of Low-Inertia Backdrivable Arm Focusing on Learning-Based Control

Manabu Nishiura,Akira Hatano,Kazutoshi Nishii,Yoshihiro Okumatsu,Manabu Nishiura,Akira Hatano,Kazutoshi Nishii,Yoshihiro Okumatsu

A robot designed to coexist and work with humans in the same workspace should be able to work at the same speed as humans and have safe contact with humans and with the environment. However, when a robot arm has been given flexibility through mechanisms and controls for the purpose of coexistence, it is difficult for it to perform tasks at the speed and accuracy desired by humans if it is moved si...