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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Rob Res. 2009 Sep 1;28(9):1134–1153. doi: 10.1177/0278364908104278

Table III.

Task Specifications Used in the Design of the Robotic Slaves

Reachable workspace Orientation workspace Maximal Speed
Ø 40 mm cylinder 50 mm long located 180–250 mm axially down the throat ±90° pitch and yaw and ±180° roll about longitudinal axis of the gripper. Bend each snake segment ±90° in 1 second
Precision Tool tip forces Gripper forces
±0.5 mm translation, ±1° in orientation. 1 N force in any direction 40 N jaw clamping force.