This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. The variable stiffness joint is a kind of flexible actuator with variable stiffness characteristics suitable for physical human–robot ...

I recently wrote a piece discussing some of the basic differences between coil springs and leaf springs. But while putting the piece together, I ran into an interesting problem. Despite coil springs ...

On faster servo systems even small power-train flexibility variations can compromise positioning accuracy. While many factors are involved, the stiffness of couplings has huge effects. That’s why ...

Figure 1: Results of the bio-inspired topology. (a) Photograph of a seahorse specimen, (b) deformation schematic of the square exoskeleton of seahorses, (c) topological structure and (d) ...