BionicSoftArm

Year

2019

The idea

This robotic arm, a further development of the BionicMotionRobot, is ideally suited to human-robot collaboration due to its flexibility.

The objective

The BionicSoftArm is a modular, pneumatic lightweight robot with natural movement sequences and can be used in a wide range of applications in soft robotics.

Technical data

Diameter: 80 mm
Length of bellows segments: 150 mm
Length of rotary drives: 150 mm
Overall length: max. 1050 mm
Degrees of freedom: max. 7
Weight of bellows segments: 500 g
Weight of rotary actuators: 750 g
Operating pressure: max. 6 bar
Repetition accuracy: 5 mm
User interface: Festo Robotics Suite
Path planning: robot operating system
Control: Festo Motion Terminal VTEM

Flexibility

Depending on the design and the gripper installed, this robotic arm can be used for a wide range of applications. Thanks to its adaptability, it can be easily deployed in various different locations.

Operation

The robot can be intuitively operated via a specially developed graphical interface from Festo: Users can easily “teach” and parameterise the actions on a tablet.

Motion dynamics

The bellows, made from robust elastomer, are covered in a special 3D textile mesh. The high-tensile threads are oriented in such a way as to allow the bellows structures to expand in the desired direction of movement and to restrict expansion in other directions.

Material

BionicSoftArm