Continuum Robots for Manipulation Applications: A Survey

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Polyamide material</td><td class="align_center">Advantages</td><td class="align_center">Robots (examples)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Polycarbonate</td><td class="align_center">Durability, high impact, and low scratch resistance</td><td class="align_center">Exploration robot [<a href="/journals/jr/2020/4187048/#B174" target="_blank">174</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Polyamide-rubber amalgamation</td><td class="align_center">Contraction and elongation</td><td class="align_center">Artificial muscles [<a href="/journals/jr/2020/4187048/#B190" target="_blank">190</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Polyurethane</td><td class="align_center">Lightweight design, temperature resistance</td><td class="align_center">Engine repair robot [<a href="/journals/jr/2020/4187048/#B172" target="_blank">172</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Polyethene</td><td class="align_center">Elasticity and bending, low cost</td><td class="align_center">Periscope and antenna robot [<a href="/journals/jr/2020/4187048/#B178" target="_blank">178</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Polyamide-carbon amalgamation</td><td class="align_center">Highly flexible, oxidation and corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, resistance, and elasticity</td><td class="align_center">Bionic trunk [<a href="/journals/jr/2020/4187048/#B29" target="_blank">29</a>–<a href="/journals/jr/2020/4187048/#B31" target="_blank">31</a>]</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Polyamide material applications—continuum robot models.</div>

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