Self-locking mechanism for variable stiffness rigid-soft gripper

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 35033 - 35048
• Main Authors: Guo, Xin-Yu, Li, Wen-Bo, Gao, Qiu-Hua, Yan, Han, Fei, Yan-Qiong, Zhang, Wen-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.03.2020
• Subjects: exoskeleton; rigid-soft gripper; self-locking; soft gripper; variable stiffness

Pneumatic soft grippers made of silicone have been successfully applied in the industrial field of grabbing fragile objects. But their inherent low stiffness often limits the practical application in scenarios required high stiffness or large load capacity. To expand the application of soft grippers...