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Wearable Power Assist Robot Driven with Pneumatic Rubber Artificial Muscles

Wearable Power Assist Robot Driven with Pneumatic Rubber Artificial Muscles
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Author(s): Toshiro Noritsugu (Okayama University, Japan)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 8
Source title: Robotics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4607-0.ch056

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Abstract

A wearable power assist robot to enhance muscular power using actuators is sought after for welfare applications, et cetera. Pneumatic rubber artificial muscles are seen as some of the more useful wearable actuators because of their inherent light weight and softness. In this chapter, the author first outlines the current state of the research and development of this kind of robot before introducing some pneumatic rubber artificial muscles developed in the author’s laboratory. The chapter then moves on to explain about the wearable power assist devices driven with these artificial muscles; both the exoskeleton type and the non-exoskeleton are wearable power assist devices. These power assist wear could be considered ideal as a wearable and comfortable power assist device.

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