Rotary casting machine of soft-bodied robot

Abstract

The invention provides a rotary casting machine of a soft-bodied robot. The machine comprises a rack and a pressing plate; the rack is provided with a horizontal frame capable of rotating in a reciprocated manner, a bucket-shaped mounting box capable of rotating in a reciprocated manner is arranged in the horizontal frame, the rotating center line of the mounting box is perpendicular to the rotating center line of the horizontal frame, the horizontal frame and the mounting box are driven by a power transmission mechanism, and the power transmission mechanism is driven by a power source. Duringuse, the pressing plate is fixedly mounted on the open end of the mounting box, and the rotary casting machine is easy to operate, convenient to use and low in cost.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of soft robots and relates to a soft robot rotary casting machine. Background technique [0002] Most robots are made of metal, aluminum alloy and hard plastic, which are rigid body robots. Rigid robots have high motion progress, fast response, and a wide range of applications. However, there are deficiencies in occasions such as grasping fragile objects and working in narrow spaces. Soft robots are made of soft materials, theoretically have infinite degrees of freedom, and have the advantages of good compliance, adaptability and safety. They are more and more widely used and become a hot spot in the academic and engineering circles. [0003] Fabrication is an important aspect of concern in the field of soft robotics. 3D printing and casting are two of the most common techniques for making soft robots. The patent application "A Multi-material Composite 3D Printer and Its Working Method and Application" (applicatio...

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The patent application "A Multi-material Composite 3D Printer and Its Working Method and Application" (application number 201610781585.4, application date 2016.08.31, publication number CN106273497A) discloses a 3D printer for manufacturing soft robots, but 3D printing requires The hardness of the material is higher than that of the casting material, so the soft robot manufactured by 3D printing has high hardness and cannot reflect the "soft" attribute of the soft robot, such as the patent "A Snake-shaped Soft Robot", application number 201610537449.0, announcement number CN106002989B , Announcement date 2018.03.06) The soft robot disclosed in

Casting is another common technology for soft robot manufacturing. In the prior art, castings are placed in a vacuum chamber to remove air to obtain high-performance soft robots, but there is a problem of high cost.

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