Call For Papers: Special Issue on Design and Synthesis of Remote Center of Motion Mechanisms
Robotic manipulators capable of generating a Remote Center of Motion (RCM) enable a device, instrument, or tool to rotate around a fixed point that is called the Center of Rotation (CoR). In medical applications, for example, the increasing use of minimally invasive procedures, known as Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), has spurred reliance on RCM kinematics […]
Novel Soft Gripper With Adjustable Performance Based on Blade Flexures
Authors: Mauricio Arredondo-Soto, Enrique Cuan-Urquizo, Alfonso Gómez-Espinosa, Armando Roman-Flores, and Rafiq Ahmad A innovative overlay soft gripper is presented, it employs an assembling mechanism that allows for adjustments in grip size, orientation, and gripping force, providing versatile handling capabilities. The gripping force can be fine-tuned by altering the stiffness, achieved by adjusting the effective length […]
