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CASE 19 / Mechanisms

Nested continuum robot

Nested tendon-driven and concentric-tube structures use axial sliding to adjust a continuum robot’s configuration and stiffness.

Nested continuum2026
01 / STUDY

Mechanism and experiments

The research combines tendon-driven and concentric-tube continuum structures, with a quasi-static model, simulations and experiments. Axial sliding offers a structural route to changing geometry in narrow spaces.

02 / CONTEXT

Test conditions and scope

The work validates the nested continuum structure and its model. Collaboration with miniature crawling robots remains a further research direction.

03 / SOURCE

Papers and primary sources

子母式连续体机器人:设计、建模与验证
姚晨彧、杨来浩、孙瑜、陈雪峰
机械工程学报 / Journal of Mechanical Engineering