Characterisation of Antagonistically Actuated, Stiffness-Controllable Joint-Link Units for Cobots

Wenlong Gaozhang,Jialei Shi,Yue Li,Agostino Stilli,Helge Wurdemann,Wenlong Gaozhang,Jialei Shi,Yue Li,Agostino Stilli,Helge Wurdemann

Soft robotic structures may play a major role in the 4th industrial revolution. Researchers have successfully demonstrated the advantages of soft robotics over traditional robots made of rigid links and joints in many application areas. Variable stiffness links (VSL) and joints (VSJ) have been investigated to achieve on-demand forces and, at the same time, be inherently safe in interactions with h...