| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A McKibben actuator which is flexible and driven pneumatically has the features of high output force and light weight. Therefore the actuator has high potential as an artificial muscle. In this research a soft robotic arm has been developed by integrating multiple thin McKibben actuators. This robotic arm mimics muscle configuration of an octopus arm and is configured with polymer materials without rigid materials.
The robotic arm can realize bending, contracting, and torsional motions and stiffness change.
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