Spiral Robots (SpiRobs)

Spiral Robots (SpiRobs)

SpiRobs morphologically replicate the spiral pattern that is ubiquitous in natural organisms (elephant, octopus, chameleon, etc.). They are easy and fast to build across arbitrary scale via 3D printing, while cable actuation allows for fast and life-like movements. Besides, a single robot can manipulate a wide variety of objects (in terms of size, shape, and weight). A key to this is a bio-inspired grasping strategy from the octopus. We will demonstrate a wide range of prototypes, including a miniaturized gripper, a manipulator that can be mounted on a drone, and multi-robot arrays that can grasp in a tendril-like fashion. A short video description is available at: https://youtu.be/gbuyiP9dYr0.

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  • Organization
    University of Science and Technology of China 
  • Profession
    Bio-inspired, scalable, and versatile soft robotic design