LOCKABLE MULTI-LINK DEVICE USING RHEOLOGICAL FLUID

摘要

PURPOSE: A multi-joint device using rheological fluid is provided to easily control joint motion by applying electric field or magnetic field on a joint as electrorheological fluid or magnetorheological fluid are accepted into a joint. CONSTITUTION: A multi-joint device using rheological fluid comprises links(20) and a joint(21). The joint is formed between links. A liquid containment space is formed between links. The rheological fluid is accepted into the liquid containment space. The viscosity of the rheological fluid is increased by the electric field or the magnetic field.