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Echinoderm inspired variable stiffness soft actuator connected ossicle structure and robot apparatus comprising the same
Various embodiments provide a variable stiffness soft actuator inspired by an ossicle structure of echinoderm and a robot apparatus including the same. According to various embodiments, the soft actuate includes a plurality of ossicle elements arranged in a specific structure, wherein an interval between the plurality of ossicle elements is maintained or reduced depending on vacuum generation to change the stiffness of the soft actuator.
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Hwayeong Jung
Jeong Kim