公开(公告)号：US20180243110A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15443806

申请日：2017-02-27

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： JEREMY PARRA ,  STEPHANIE WALKER

IPC: A61F2/68 ,  H02N2/06 ,  H01L41/113 ,  A61F2/54 ,  A61F5/01 ,  A61H1/02

CPC classification number: A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/54 ,  A61F5/0118 ,  A61F2002/5007 ,  A61F2002/704

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for a robotic apparatus with an actuator formed by multiple fibers, in accordance with some embodiments. In some instances, the robotic apparatus may include an actuator to cause a motion of a component of a robot. The actuator may include at least one fiber that may comprise a conductive pattern. The conductive pattern may be embedded in a sheet of elastic material formed into a layered structure. The fiber may expand or contract in response to an application of a voltage signal to the conductive pattern, to cause the motion of the component of the robot. The fiber may comprise multiple fibers combined in a bundle, to form the actuator. The layered structure may comprise a roll-like shape that may be free of hollow spaces. In embodiments, the robot may comprise the robotic apparatus. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.