Concentric Push-Pull Robots: Slotted Tube Design

This is the video presentation of the paper below. In it, we detail the model-based design of a new type of robot made from concentric slotted tubes.
K. Oliver-Butler, J. A. Childs, A. Daniel and D. C. Rucker, "Concentric Push-Pull Robots: Planar Modeling and Design," in IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 1186-1200, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/TRO.2021.3104249.
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[@1PercentPure]

wow!!!!!

[@joshuabharathi706]

i was especially intrigued by the notch pattern generation algorithm. exceptionally presented. Kudos!

[@brandonmaul]

Awesome, I hope to see this tech in automatically aligning vehicle chargers some day. Imagine just parking your electric vehicle in your garage and your charger robot plugs it in for you.

[@tobyiron]

This could change the world. I love this

[@emiliohuizar3549]

Imagine the possibilities ....

[@thoughtbombdesign]

Very cool idea and great execution and explication!

[@longshot789]

Very cool

[@endor915]

Very cool paper and well presented. Are there any applications you have planned for this? How much force can this exert at the tip when bending? (I am about to read the paper, I apologize if these are answered there)

[@endor915]

Answer to my first question: Benefits of this approach include intrinsic safety for human interaction [1], [2], gripping of delicate or irregularly shaped objects [3], [4], [5], and the ability to be made at slender, millimeter-scale sizes for access in hard-to-reach areas.

[@richard-mai]

This could be interesting if Japan gets a hold of this.

[@joshheselton8878]

Why...

[@ViniSocramSaint]

@@joshheselton8878 Tentacle naughties 🐙🍆🍾

[@mattw7949]

Lol! Well played.

[@Volt64bolt]

Oooooh yes

[@user-lt5no1xt1z]

tentacles? lol