Bio-Inspired Octopus Robot Based on Novel Soft Fluidic Actuator

Jan Fras; Yohan Noh; Mateusz Macias; Helge Wurdemann; Kaspar Althoefer

doi:10.1109/ICRA.2018.8460629

Bio-Inspired Octopus Robot Based on Novel Soft Fluidic Actuator

Jan Fras, Yohan Noh, Mateusz Macias, Helge Wurdemann, Kaspar Althoefer

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Abstract

Many modern roboticists take inspiration from biology to create novel robotic structures, including those that are modeled after the octopus. This paper advances this trend by creating soft robots modeling the complex motion patterns of octopus tentacles employing a bio-mimetic approach. The proposed octopus robot is entirely made from soft material and uses a novel fluidic actuation mechanism that allows the robot to advance forward, change directions and rotate around its primary axis. The paper presents the robot's design and fabrication process. An experimental study is conducted showing the feasibility of the proposed robot and actuation mechanism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1583-1588
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538630815
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2018.8460629
Publication status	Published - 10 Sept 2018
Event	2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2018 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 21 May 2018 → 25 May 2018

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Conference	2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	21/05/2018 → 25/05/2018

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Fras, J, Noh, Y, Macias, M, Wurdemann, H & Althoefer, K 2018, Bio-Inspired Octopus Robot Based on Novel Soft Fluidic Actuator. in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2018., 8460629, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1583-1588, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2018, Brisbane, Australia, 21/05/2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2018.8460629

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