A hyper-redundant manipulator (HRM) can flexibly accomplish tasks in narrow spaces.
However, its excessive degrees of freedom pose challenges for path planning. In this letter …

Cable-driven hyper-redundant manipulators (CDHRMs) enable unique tasks in confined
spaces while presenting challenges for collision-free path planning. This article introduces a …

Benefiting from its hyper-redundant structure, the biomimetic snake-like manipulator retains
its remarkable flexibility even within confined spaces. However, its motion planning and …

Hyper-redundant manipulators have been developed for hazardous environment
exploration due to their flexibility and high agility in workplace. In this research, we designed …

Operating in narrow spaces is an important challenge in the development of robots.
Redundant manipulators are one way to solve this problem, but their mechanism design and …

Inverse kinematics (IK) is an important and challenging problem in the operation of industrial
manipulators. This study proposes a simple IK calculation scheme for an industrial serial …

Narrow space manipulations are crucial for equipment maintenance, as they eliminate the
need for disassembly, thus reducing costs and increasing efficiency. Cable-driven flexible …

Reconfigurable structures can perform multiple functions and are useful in confined
environments with complicated access. To extend the complexity of configurations …

Abstract Hyper-redundant Robotic Manipulators (HRMs) offer great dexterity and flexibility of
operation, but solving Inverse Kinematics (IK) is challenging. In this work, we introduce VO …

Planning for hyper-redundant manipulators is a challenging task due to the exponentially
increased computational complexity in terms of the degrees of freedom. In this paper, we …