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OT-2026-000000920

Variable stiffness joint structure and continuum robot including the same

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Robotics & Automation › Robot Architectures
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HWANG DONGHYUN, LEE TAE RIM, SONG CHANG SEOB
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KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECH
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US-2026097487-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 9 April 2026
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Abstract

Provided is a variable stiffness joint structure including a central module, a pressing module that surrounds the central module, and has a grip position in which the central module is radially pressed to block rotation of the central module, and a rotation position in which the central module is released to allow rotation of the central module, and a driving module configured to provide a driving force to move the pressing module from the rotation position to the grip position, wherein the pressing module includes at least one pressing member arranged in a circumferential direction to surround an outer circumferential surface of the central module.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000920, “Variable stiffness joint structure and continuum robot including the same,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:35 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000920.

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