Soft Retraction Device and Internal Camera Mount for Everting Vine Robots
William E. Heap,Nicholas D. Naclerio,Margaret M. Coad,Sang-Goo Jeong,Elliot W. Hawkes,William E. Heap,Nicholas D. Naclerio,Margaret M. Coad,Sang-Goo Jeong,Elliot W. Hawkes
Soft, tip-extending, pneumatic "vine robots" that grow via eversion are well suited for navigating cluttered environments. Two key mechanisms that add to the robot’s functionality are a tip-mounted retraction device that allows the growth process to be reversed, and a tip-mounted camera that enables vision. However, previous designs used rigid, relatively heavy electromechanical retraction devices...
