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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jonathan King, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nancy S. Pollard, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stelian Coros, Zürich, CH;
Kai-Hung Chang, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Cornelia Ulrike Bauer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dominik Bauer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Daniele Moro, Boise, ID (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A manipulation device includes an appendage extending from a base, the appendage comprising a flexible material having a resting pose and adapted to be deformed into a plurality of different poses, and at least one tendon attached to an end of the appendage and passing through the base or a portion of the appendage between the base and the distal end, such that actuation of the at least one tendon causes deformation of the appendage from the resting pose to a new pose. Systems and methods for fabricating and optimizing a manipulation device are also provided.