Continuum Robots for Manipulation Applications: A Survey

Table 5

Other material applications—continuum robot models.

Other materials	Advantages	Robots (examples)
Silicone	Abundantly available with lost cost and provides extraneous flexibility; resistant to abrasion, acidic, and basic ambience	Octopus arm [72, 73]
Nitinol	Inert material with maximum nickel composition, very dexterous, and manipulative	Vine-inspired robot [163], spine robot [34]
Aluminum	Low cost and lightweight	Hybrid robots—multidisc [191]
Braided surface	High strength and lightweight	Dual-segmented [34] elephant trunk [17]
Shape memory alloy	Strong and corrosion resistance	Octopus limbs [79–83], elephant trunk [21, 23]