...Xiaolu Zhao; Fujun Wang; Changping Tao; Beichao Shi; Zhichen Huo; Yanling Tian This article reports the design, modeling, and experiments of a novel retinal surgery robot based on spatial variable remote center-of-motion (RCM) mechanism. The general design criteria for parallel mechanisms...

... the mechanism. Testing of the fabricated prototype yielded a good match to the desired elastic behavior. Email: j.schimmels@marquette.edu Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanisms and R obotics . 25 09 2020 25 01 2021 28...

...) response and improve resolution. The proposed analytical model is validated experimentally and computationally. This approach may be used to achieve finesse by accurate positioning with force control for industrial robots and elegant prostheses. References [1] Vanderborght , B. , Van Ham , R...

... by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanisms and R obotics . Manuscript received June 20, 2018; final manuscript received April 13, 2019; published online May 17, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Xilun Ding. 20 06 2018 13 04 2019 16 04 2019...

... Corresponding author. Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF M ECHANISMS AND R OBOTICS . Manuscript received December 19, 2017; final manuscript received August 8, 2018; published online September 17, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Clement Gosselin. 19...

...Anthony DeMario; Jianguo Zhao Miniature robots have many applications ranging from military surveillance to search and rescue in disaster areas. Nevertheless, the fabrication of such robots has traditionally been labor-intensive and time-consuming. This paper proposes to directly leverage...

...; final manuscript received December 11, 2017; published online February 5, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Andreas Mueller. 23 09 2017 11 12 2017 Compliant mechanisms Manufacturing Mechanism synthesis Microscale mechanisms Robotics Mechanical metamaterials are structures...

... principles for a joint in series and for two sets of orthogonal joints. Our work can open up avenues to a new class of miniature robotic medical devices with hinge joints and a usable channel for drug delivery. Manuscript received April 11, 2017; final manuscript received October 31, 2017; published...

...Kyle W. Eastwood; Peter Francis; Hamidreza Azimian; Arushri Swarup; Thomas Looi; James M. Drake; Hani E. Naguib This work presents a novel miniature contact-aided compliant joint mechanism that can be integrated into millimeter-sized manual or robotic surgical instruments. The design aims...

... to establish the comparable performance as the planar case. Manuscript received March 7, 2017; final manuscript received September 25, 2017; published online xx xx, xxxx. Assoc. Editor: Robert J. Wood. 07 03 2017 25 09 2017 Flying robots Mechanism design Microscale mechanisms Robot...

.... Assoc. Editor: Larry L Howell. 10 04 2017 14 09 2017 Compliant mechanisms Grasping Microscale mechanisms Robotics Fixturing Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microgripper plays a significant role in micromanipulation and biomedical areas. It is adopted to implement...

... thin-film lead–zirconate–titanate (PZT) and high-aspect-ratio parylene-C polymer microactuation elements. The in-chip dynamics of the microrobots are measured when actuated with tethered electrical signal to characterize the resonant behavior of different parts of the robot and its piezoelectric...

... Balanced Compliant Mechanisms (Sbcms), an Example and Prospects ,” Proceedings ASME DETC 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Paper No. DETC2000/MECH-14144. Manuscript received October 16, 2016; final manuscript received January 16, 2017; published online March 22, 2017. Assoc...

... mechanisms Mechanism design Microscale mechanisms Robotics 10 10 2016 14 12 2016 Manuscript received October 10, 2016; final manuscript received December 14, 2016; published online March 9, 2017. Assoc. Editor: James Schmiedeler. 1 Corresponding author. Copyright © 2017...

...Venkat N. Krovi; James Schmiedeler; Su Haijun 18 02 2017 18 02 2017 Bio-inspired design Cable driven mechanisms Compliant mechanisms Flying robots Folding Microscale mechanisms Origami Robotics The Mechanisms and Robotics Conference has traditionally provided...

..., namely, Octants Ia, IIa con , and IIa eln . The deformation behavior of FREEs in these octants can be summarized below: 1 Corresponding author. Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF M ECHANISMS AND R OBOTICS . Manuscript received May...

... and the effectiveness of our proposed kinematics for continuum manipulators and also can be used as a generic method for such notched continuum manipulators. Robotics The minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is the latest development trend in the clinic surgeries, since the MIS, typically involving the use...

...Federico Thomas This paper shows how the computation of the singularity locus of a 3R robot can be reduced to the analysis of the relative position of two coplanar ellipses. Since the relative position of two conics is a projective invariant and the basic projective geometric invariants...

... its structure between a self-propelled wheelchair and a walking guide meant for outpatient rehabilitation purpose. Dimensional synthesis Planar mechanisms Robotics If six-bar slider mechanisms do not perform as expected or the designer requires complete freedom on the choice...

...) as illustrated by numerical examples of robotic wrist mechanisms. The 6  ×  1 column matrix given by Eq. (8) is a dual vector, [ 18 ], which defines the geometry of relative motion of rotation’s axis z k (8) u ∧ g , p 0 = ( u A 0 l GA 0 × u...