Active suction cup actuated by ElectroHydroDynamics phenomenon

• Published in: Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp. 470 - 475
• Main Authors: Kuwajima, Yu, Shigemune, Hiroki, Cacucciolo, Vito, Cianchetti, Matteo, Laschi, Cecilia, Maeda, Shingo
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Actuators; EHD pump; Electric fields; Electrodes; Fluids; Ions; Planer electrode; Pumps; Robots; Suction cup actuator

Designing and manufacturing actuators using soft materials are among the most important subjects for future robotics. In nature, animals made by soft tissues such as the octopus have attracted the attention of the robotics community in the last years. Suckers (or suction cups) are one of the most im...