Patent Issued for Robotic Arm

摘要

News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "Such arms comprise a plurality of articulated links. In some, all of the articulations are `universal`, or at least may bend in more than one plane, so that the arm can adopt various shapes. Others have hinge joints, which give a stiffer structure, but which are more limited in movement. Hinge joints can be used at alternating angles (eg perpendicular to each other) to improve flexibility of shape. These require separate control of each articulation. Where it is necessary for the arm to navigate a curved surface or other non-planar surface, it has been considered necessary to use an arm with universal joints. Such surfaces may for example include the interior surface of a body cavity such as the stomach.