OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001744

Telescoping robot

Published: 2026-09-15T19:08:18.341939Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001744
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

Apparatuses and methods for deploying and/or controlling movement of flexible
tubular members such as endoscopes, using a sliding link assembly to support
the flexible tubular member. For example, these apparatuses may include a
base, a link assembly connected to the base and comprising: a plurality of
links that are vertically adjacent to each other, in which adjacent pairs of
links are each slidably coupled together by opposing flexible bands that
extend around a cylindrical surface of a shuttle. A linear drive may drive
extension and retraction of the links by engaging with just one shuttle of the
link assembly.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001744
Published 2026-09-15T19:08:18.341939Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001744