3D printed self-excited actuators and robot applications

Suzumori Endo Lab, Tokyo Tech has developed self-excited pneumatic actuators that can be integrally molded by a 3D printer. These actuators use the “automatic flow path switching mechanism” we have devised.
Project members:
Kosuke Tani, Hiroyuki Nabae, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori.
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Refer to:
K. Tani, H. Nabae, G. Endo and K. Suzumori, "Proposal and Prototyping of Self-Excited Pneumatic Actuator Using Automatic-Flow-Path-Switching-Mechanism," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 3058-3065, April 2020, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2974448.
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K. Tani, H. Nabae, G. Endo and K. Suzumori, "Pneumatic Soft Actuator Using Self-Excitation Based on Automatic-Jet-Switching-Structure," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 4042-4048, July 2020, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2985622.
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