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TENSEGRITY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spherical tensegrity robot
1, record 1, English, spherical%20tensegrity%20robot
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spherical tensegrity robots ... are lightweight soft robots that are comprised of an elastic tension network that suspends and connects isolated rigid rods. A six-bar spherical tensegrity 400 ... has six rigid rods 401-406 held together by 24 series-elastic cables 410. Each rod is 60 cm in length. This spherical tensegrity robot 400 locomotes through shape-shifting by controlling individual cable tensions. Notably, the structural properties of compliant and low-weight tensegrities have proven to be advantageous in applications that involve high-impact loads and co-robotic cooperation with humans; potential applications for these tensegrity robots include space surface exploration rovers ... and disaster response robotics. However, the performance and energy efficiencies of spherical tensegrity robots have yet to be evaluated for practical use cases in realistic scenarios. 1, record 1, English, - spherical%20tensegrity%20robot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spherical tensegrity robot: designation validated by a Canadian subject-matter expert from Université Laval. 2, record 1, English, - spherical%20tensegrity%20robot
Record 1, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- robot sphérique en tenségrité
1, record 1, French, robot%20sph%C3%A9rique%20en%20tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
robot sphérique en tenségrité : désignation validée par un spécialiste canadien de l'Université Laval. 1, record 1, French, - robot%20sph%C3%A9rique%20en%20tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- robot tensegrítico esférico
1, record 1, Spanish, robot%20tensegr%C3%ADtico%20esf%C3%A9rico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tensegrity robot
1, record 2, English, tensegrity%20robot
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These days, robots are required to perform complicated tasks in highly dynamic environments, which can be challenging for rigid body robots. Tensegrity structures, isolated solid rods connected by tensile cables, are of interest in the field of soft robotics due to their flexible and robust nature. This makes them suitable for uneven and unpredictable environments in which traditional robots struggle. Tensegrity robots are robots that are comprised of rigid rods and elastic cables, for example. These naturally compliant robots have the potential to thrive in dynamic environments by exploiting their unique structural advantages. 1, record 2, English, - tensegrity%20robot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tensegrity robot: designation validated by a Canadian subject-matter expert from Université Laval. 2, record 2, English, - tensegrity%20robot
Record 2, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- robot en tenségrité
1, record 2, French, robot%20en%20tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- robot de tenségrité 2, record 2, French, robot%20de%20tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'anatomie fonctionnelle des oiseaux [...] montre que leur cou est organisé en 3 séries de vertèbres mobilisées par 4 groupes de muscles [...] Ces principes sont utilisés pour modéliser un robot en tenségrité [...] et construire un prototype du manipulateur Avineck [...] 1, record 2, French, - robot%20en%20tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
robot en tenségrité; robot de tenségrité : désignations validées par un spécialiste canadien de l'Université Laval. 3, record 2, French, - robot%20en%20tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- robot tensegrítico
1, record 2, Spanish, robot%20tensegr%C3%ADtico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El robot tensegrítico objeto de la invención permite el movimiento controlado y adaptar su tamaño a diversos espacios, gracias a su configuración basada en una estructura tensegrítica [accionada] mediante motores controlados por medios electrónicos y de control que determinan la longitud de los elementos controlables de la estructura. 1, record 2, Spanish, - robot%20tensegr%C3%ADtico
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-08-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Physics of Solids
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tensegrity
1, record 3, English, tensegrity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Buckminster Fuller made a geodesic dome, dowel-and-rubber-band model to demonstrate "tensegrity". If deformed, tension preserves the symmetry of the model. When released, it springs back to its original shape. (Library of Science Catalog, no. 188, October 1996, p. 9). 1, record 3, English, - tensegrity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique des solides
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tenségrité
1, record 3, French, tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Construit selon le modèle anglais, de "tension" et "intégrité". 1, record 3, French, - tens%C3%A9grit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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