2 research outputs found
Potential merits for space robotics from novel concepts of actuation for soft robotics
Autonomous robots in dynamic and unstructured
environments require high performance, energy
efficient and reliable actuators. In this paper we
give an overview of the first results of two lines of
research regarding the novel actuation principle
we introduced: Series-Parallel Elastic Actuation
(SPEA). Firstly, we introduce the SPEA concept
and present first prototypes and results.
Secondly, we discuss the potential of self-healing
materials in robotics, and discuss the results on
the first self-healing pneumatic cell and selfhealing
mechanical fuse. Both concepts have the
potential to improve performance, energy
efficiency and reliability