Miniature walking robot with soft joints and links

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11358663
APP PUB NO 20200039590A1
SERIAL NO

16530420

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Disclosed is multimaterial 3D printing (MM3P) to fabricate centimeter-scale robots by utilizing soft materials to create soft joints to replace revolute joints and also soft links to replace rigid links. A three-spring rotational-prismatic rotational (RPR) model is developed to approximate the motion of soft joints or links, which is further utilized to numerically predict the motion of the leg mechanism with multiple soft joints and links. The accuracy of the proposed numerical method is validated with experimental results. A functional walking robot actuated by a single DC motor is demonstrated.

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  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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Demario, Anthony Robert Fort Collins, US 1 2
Zhao, Jianguo Fort Collins, US 27 269

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