Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 28, 2023 - July 01, 2023
The end-effectors of industrial robots that grasp and transport objects are called grippers, and are known to perform a variety of tasks when equipped with multiple end-effectors. Recently, soft grippers and soft hands, which are a type of soft robot with a flexible structure to conform to the shape of the object, have been attracting attention. Kirigami structures, on the other hand, have attracted attention as a tool that can significantly change the mechanical properties of materials and provide flexible deformation, and can be a reconfigurable structural component. In this study, we designed multiple pneumatically driven semi-bellows arms with kirigami plate, and attempted to use the three-dimensional deformation of their actuator functions in a new direction by performing post-functional operation after pre-fixation.
