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BionicMotionRobot

Festo BionicMotionRobot is a pneumatic lightweight research arm inspired by an elephant trunk, combining twelve degrees of freedom, flexible segments and o...

Facts

Company
Festo
Product type
industrial_robot_arm
Status
research
Primary capability
manipulation_research
Website
https://www.festo.com/us/en/e/about-festo/research-and-development/bionic-learning-network/bionic-grippers-and-soft-robots/bionicmotionrobot-id_33307/

About BionicMotionRobot

Festo BionicMotionRobot is a pneumatic lightweight research arm inspired by an elephant trunk, combining twelve degrees of freedom, flexible segments and optical shape sensing.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Research robot arm

Core: BionicMotionRobot

Function: Manipulation

Audience: Researchers

Specifications

actuation
Pneumatic actuation with Festo Motion Terminal VTEM
bellows_per_segment
Four pneumatic bellows per segment bellows
control_system
Festo Motion Terminal VTEM provides pneumatic control
flexible_segment_count
Three flexible basic segments segments
motion_range
Segments can bend simultaneously in three directions directions
payload_capacity_kg
Payload approximately 3 kg kg
pneumatic_bellows_count
Twelve pneumatic bellows across three flexible segments bellows
sensing
Optical shape sensor for arm-shape feedback
structural_material
3D textile knit with elastomer bellows

Operations

Environment
research_lab, industrial_robotics
Primary user
robotics_researchers, automation_engineers
Role
compliant_manipulation_research, soft_robotics_demonstration
Interaction model
programmed_motion, closed_loop_shape_control
Mobility class
fixed_soft_robot_arm
Product detail
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