Keyword

continuum robots

Description: Robots with flexible, continuously deformable bodies and many effective degrees of freedom, used in applications requiring adaptable motion.

Primary topic: Soft Robotics and Applications (89%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q107285676

OpenAlex ID: keywords/continuum-robots

Design and Kinematic Modeling of Constant Curvature Continuum Robots: A Review

2010 · Robert J. Webster, Bryan A. Jones · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 2,305

Continuum Robots for Medical Applications: A Survey

2015 · Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, D. Caleb Rucker, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 1,559

Kinematics for multisection continuum robots

2006 · B.A. Jones, I.D. Walker · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 957

Kinematics and the Implementation of an Elephant's Trunk Manipulator and Other Continuum Style Robots

2003 · Michael W. Hannan, Ian D. Walker · Journal of Robotic Systems · 737

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Statics and Dynamics of Continuum Robots With General Tendon Routing and External Loading

2011 · D. Caleb Rucker, Robert J. Webster III · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 670

Mechanics Modeling of Tendon-Driven Continuum Manipulators

2008 · David B. Camarillo, Christopher F. Milne, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 657

Control Strategies for Soft Robotic Manipulators: A Survey

2018 · Thomas George Thuruthel, Yasmin Ansari, et al. · Soft Robotics · 647

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Continuum robots - a state of the art

2003 · G. Robinson, J.B.C. Davies · Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings · 619

Mechanics of Precurved-Tube Continuum Robots

2008 · Robert J. Webster, Joseph M. Romano, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 485

A Geometrically Exact Model for Externally Loaded Concentric-Tube Continuum Robots

2010 · D. Caleb Rucker, Bryan A. Jones, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 469

Field trials and testing of the OctArm continuum manipulator

2006 · W. McMahan, V. Chitrakaran, et al. · Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings · 445

Real-time dynamics of soft and continuum robots based on Cosserat rod models

2019 · John Till, Vincent Aloi, et al. · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 423

Shape Sensing Techniques for Continuum Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Survey

2016 · Chaoyang Shi, Xiongbiao Luo, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering · 421

Design and Integration of a Telerobotic System for Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Throat

2009 · Nabil Simaan, Kai Xu, et al. · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 415

Continuous Backbone “Continuum” Robot Manipulators

2013 · Ian D. Walker · ISRN Robotics · 406

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Model-Based Control of Soft Robots: A Survey of the State of the Art and Open Challenges

2023 · Cosimo Della Santina, Christian Duriez, et al. · IEEE Control Systems · 403

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An Investigation of the Intrinsic Force Sensing Capabilities of Continuum Robots

2008 · Kai Xu, Nabil Simaan · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 397

Large deflection dynamics and control for planar continuum robots

2003 · I.A. Gravagne, C.D. Rahn, et al. · IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics · 358

A Variable Curvature Continuum Kinematics for Kinematic Control of the Bionic Handling Assistant

2014 · Tobias Mahl, Alexander Hildebrandt, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 353

New soft robots really suck: Vacuum-powered systems empower diverse capabilities

2017 · Matthew A. Robertson, Jamie Paik · Science Robotics · 348

Design, kinematics, and control of a soft spatial fluidic elastomer manipulator

2015 · Andrew D. Marchese, Daniela Rus · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 330

Continuum Robots for Medical Interventions

2022 · Pierre E. Dupont, Nabil Simaan, et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE · 312

A Telerobotic System for Transnasal Surgery

2013 · Jessica Burgner, D. Caleb Rucker, et al. · IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics · 295

Continuum robot arms inspired by cephalopods

2005 · Ian D. Walker, Darren M. Dawson, et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 294

Development of a slender continuum robotic system for on-wing inspection/repair of gas turbine engines

2016 · X. Dong, D. Axinte, et al. · Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 289

Works count: 2,740

Citation count: 55,910