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COMPAMED 2014, robolink in wheel-chair application

Martin Raak | 10. November 2014

At this year’s COMPAMED, we will show a 4 DOF robolink Joint arm, mounted on a common wheel chair. igus does not offer this as a complete solution for end users, but we want to demonstrate the possibility to use our Joints and actuators for such interactive purposes. This Joint arm may perform pre programmed movements […]

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NEW control solution by WAGO

Martin Raak | 29. October 2014

At the SPS trade show in Nürnberg/Germany we will present and demonstrate a new control solution. More informations as well as budget prices will be announced in 2-3 weeks. This modular control concept can be used as well with the classic, wire driven joints as with the new robolink D joints   In cooperation with […]

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NEW robolink info brochure

Martin Raak | 18. September 2014

This new 16 page brochure tells the story and current state of the robolink development at igus. It contains some technical informations and describes the possibilities of our joint kit system, it is not a replacement of our catalogue, that you can still find in the “Support & service” section. EN_robolink-Info_web.pdf (1.11 mb)     […]

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the bionic idea of robolink

Martin Raak | 3. September 2014

Why did we start with wire driven joints in the beginning of the robolink development? I would like to illustrate the basic bionic idea with this picture:   Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted!

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Soft Robot

Martin Raak | 8. July 2014

2 weeks ago I have had the opportunity to join the first international Symposium on SOFT ROBOTICS in Germany at the IPA Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart. Many researchers and users discussed about soft and “compliant” robots. What does it mean? In my understanding, “soft” robots act more like humans (or animals). Softness can be achieved by highly […]

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