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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A robotic arm comprising a plurality of segments, each comprising articulated links, and means for causing each segment to bend so the arm can follow a serpentine path. A helical spring is provided coaxially with the arm to urge the links to an initial datum position, and to distribute the bending over the links of each segment.