Chopstick Robot Driven by X-shaped Soft Actuator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. X-shaped Actuator Fabrication
2.2. Voltage Input
2.3. Chopstick Robot Configuration
3. Results
3.1. Motion of X-shaped Actuator
3.2. Operation Mechanism of Chopstick Robot
3.3. Chopstick Robot Tests with Various Objects
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Symbol | Value |
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ε0 | 8.85 × 10−12 F/m |
Vd | 12 kV |
z0 | 0.1 × 10−3 m |
y1 | 10 × 10−3 m |
r | 25 × 10−3 m |
h | 8 × 10−3 m |
d1 | 190 × 10−3 m |
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Song, K.; Cha, Y. Chopstick Robot Driven by X-shaped Soft Actuator. Actuators 2020, 9, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/act9020032
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Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Kahye, and Youngsu Cha. 2020. "Chopstick Robot Driven by X-shaped Soft Actuator" Actuators 9, no. 2: 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/act9020032